Great Egret... breeding colors

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at the rookery in the alligator breeding pond at Gatorland, Orlando, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 390mm
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV -1 ISO 200, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC 2018
Cropped slightly for composition and presentation

[John Whaley]

Beautiful feather detail, light and background and I like the portrait composition. The whites in shadow look a bit blue on my monitor and it would be easy to remove it with the selective color adjustment in PS.

[Noel Heustis]

Hey Joe - I like this sort of non traditional pose and side lighting. The soft colors of bg are pretty nice as well.

[Bob Smith]

Stunning details Joe and I love the neck curl---wish I could catch a GBH with this much coil.

[Isaac Grant]

I like the details and the great background. Wish the bird was facing us a bit more. The shadow has a very strong blue cast.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.