Great Egret

[Joseph Przybyla]

I went to the rookery at Gatorland yesterday. The Great Egrets are there, some courting, others building nests, a couple sitting on eggs. The other birds will come later in the spring. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1000 F/8 Matrix Metering -1 2/3 EV ISO 100 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Randy Stout]

Joe:

A classic great egret pose, elegant, good breeding colors, the vignetted background makes him pop.
Was this shot as a vertical? If not, and you have a bit more space on the left, I could see a bit more room there.

Nice POV too!

Cheers

Randy

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hi Randy, thanks for your suggestion. I do have room on the left, above is a edit with more room on the left.

Hi Ann, good eyes. I had originally left room then cropped tighter, this edit and repost reflects your suggested change. Thanks to Randy and you for helping to improve my image.

[annmpacheco]

well done and very elegant Joe, in your repost id suggest more room at the bottom so the feet fit more naturally...

[stuart wanuck]

nice job joe

[Joseph Przybyla]

Ann, I edited and reposted the image reflecting your suggested change in my original repost. I appreciate the suggestion.

[keith mitchell]

Joe the bird jumps out of that dark Bg,very nice indeed.

Keith.

[John Robinson]

What a beautiful shot Joe
Has everything going for it. The inclusion of the surrounding vegetation enhances it a great deal too IMO
Thanks for showing this gem.
John

[William Dickson]

Well done Joe, that a lovely looking frame. The whites look awesome against the BG.

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Beautiful shot Jo, I like it very much indeed, it really is a magnificent bird- well done or I think you say good job

[Frank Schauf]

Nice and elegant pose.

[annmpacheco]

Hey Joe, Back again, i like the extra foot room! Also, after admiring your image, I really got a sense of how "circular" this image is: the fine feathers are all leaning CW amidst the circular encapsulated "spotlight" on the egret that was so natural in the greenery! wowsa !!!

[steve torna]

Hi Joe, I really love the image as well as everyone else; you have captured the essence and the grace of this egret. I just visited your website; very impressive beautiful work.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks again everyone, very much appreciated.