Angry Egret!

[Indranil Sircar]

Taken at Sunnyvale Baylands this evening ...

Canon 40D + Sigma 50-500 F4-6.5 APO DG HSM on Mongoose 3.5a
ISO 800, 1/1600 sec, 500mm at f8, exp comp. -1.0

Used Photoshop to clone out a bit foreground land mass. Also copied and darkened the background using multiply as blending mode. Your comments would be appreciated.

~ Indranil

[Alfred Forns]

I like it a lot Sure wish the other wing was up and fully showing !!!! Could lighten the head/neck area some Do like the flight direction and clean bg .. and btw very good light !!!!

[Doug Brown]

Nice light you had to work with. Sharpness looks good. The head angle is a bit awkward (I'd like a little more of a profile), and I agree with Al about the wing on the right of the image.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Excellent light and pose, BG and colours are great too! Congrats!