Reddish Egret with mud boots on

[Lorant Voros]

I was looking through my files and I kind of liked this one....I am happy to see I wasn't the only one getting stuck in the mud.

1DX
700mm
ISO640
f: 8
1/2500

[Mike Poole]

Made me smile this one Lorant!

Doesn't quite have the vibrant colours of some of your previous Egrets but the raised foot with the mud boot more makes up!

Mike

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great looking Egret, Lorant. Like the feathers on the neck and chest blowing in the breeze. Nice light with fine detail. Great low pov.


Geoffrey

[Adhika Lie]

Love the feathers on this one. It's actually a very majestic pose. Great shot on this one, Lorant.

I have a question, rather. When you are shooting in the mud like this, what do you wear, if I may ask?

[Bill Dix]

Good pose and great muddy foot. Nice windblown look. Looks like sticky stuff. I hope you didn't lose your boots in the muck (as I have almost done on several occasions).

[gail bisson]

The pose and raised muddy foot are great.
I also like the fluffed up feathers.
Great BG.
The light was quite bright and it makes the head a bit "contrasty" although the rest of the body looks fine.
I would consider a version with the white circles in BG on the left smoothed out a bit.
Very nice image Lorant,
Gail

[Lorant Voros]

Love the feathers on this one. It's actually a very majestic pose. Great shot on this one, Lorant.

I have a question, rather. When you are shooting in the mud like this, what do you wear, if I may ask?

Thanks for the comments, guys.

I have been trying different neoprene footwear and sandals... nothing worked really. The best so far is the fivefingers water-shoes, but they can come off as well and get stuck in the mud. Often I go bare foot, but sometimes I cut up my feet.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice bird, pose with the raised wing. EXP and SH right on. I wear over the ankle surf booties. They will never come off. And I hate getting crud between my toes... a

[Eric Dienesch]

Hello,

for me an really well done job.
i like the deep position and the wy the bird acts here.
i would be pleased to catch these birds on my trip in 3 weeks.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot Lorant, I have just opened the image in ACR and applied some vibrance and clarity - I think it gives the image a little boost.

[Karl Egressy]

Nice action shot, Lorant. Love the raised foot with the mud on.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the ruffled feathers, BG, muddy foot and composition. Well done Lorant.

[Lorant Voros]

Thanks for the comments and thanks Jon for the suggestion for improving the image. I will give it a try.