White Morph Reddish Egret

[gail bisson]

Took this in April at Fort DeSoto.
Canon 1DX 600mm ISO 500
F 7.1 SS 1/2500
Almost FF, usual sliders in LR5 and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[William Dickson]

A lovely image Gail. Nice pose, and the whites look beautiful. BG fits nicely and I love the 'walking on water'

Will

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice light Gail, I wish we could see the eye a bit better

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely pose wonderful exposure and a complimentary background. The water droplets add to the drama.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Here is one instance where I like the shaded face despite the sunny conditions...it adds to the "umbrella" pose. The raised foot and falling drops add a lot of interest. Awesome Desoto colours. I'm wondering if the image would be improved by filling in the faintly "bleeding in" blues along the top?

[stuart wanuck]

nice with good bg great whites

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image, Gail. Superb exposures in whites. Beautiful pose with water droplets and very nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful pose and treatment -- stunning tonalities!

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, well timed to capture the umbrella fishing pose, and overall well exposed on the whites. Nice and sharp, and love the droplets from the feeding behaviour. I like the inclusion of the OOF foliage in the upper BG.

[Marina Scarr]

Super light and behavior captured, Gail. Great job portraying the canopy feeding behavior. Would have like to see just a tad more eye contact in a perfect world.

[Randy Stout]

Gail:
I have always thought that Pinkies are some of the coolest of Florida birds, and miss seeing them. Excellent display of their feeding behavior, well handled whites, drops good.

I understand the eye contact point, but there is enough there for me to make it an effective image.

Cheers

Randy

[David Salem]

Hi Gail, I agree with the others this is a great shot showing the canopy style hunting Behavior. The light looks really soft and you have great details in the whites. Nice work getting this one and look forward to more.