Great Egret Enjoying a Cold Autumn Rain.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I loved the mood the scene was creating so I opted to leave the TC in the bag and go for some verticals with egret smaller in the frame and the extra room above. The "perch" is a beaver lodge being reclaimed by nature. I usually get soaked crawling in the shallow water photographing shorebirds or waterfowl, but this hard rain got me just as dripping wet!

Canon 7DII + 500mm f/4 II, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/500s., f/4, ISO 1600, natural light, handheld, FF.NR to the BG.

[Colin Driscoll]

Beautiful Daniel, that BG is particularly nice.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image in habitat. Superb feel of rain.
Though vertical looks very nice with rain,I would go for horizontal composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[kerry keyworth]

I love this image, it is very beautiful; excellent exposure, perfect setting and a delightful composition. No nitpicks from me.

[Frank Schauf]

Great scene and setting you have here.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the fall feel, setting and composition. A little bit of a head turn towards us would be nice but its fine as presented. Well done Daniel.

[Mike Poole]

Good choice in leaving the converter off - going in closer would have taken away from the colours and the rain, and harmed the image.

Mike

[John Whaley]

It is a beautiful photograph. Everything is working here.

[Madeleine Lenagh]

Splendid! I love the way you position the egret in a larger frame filled with rich autumn colors, dark enough that the egret stands out beautifully. Great detail on the bird and the rain adds an evocative touch.