Little Egret

[Dave Barnes]

Another image from from my trip to the Cape in April

Camera: Canon 1D mk3
Lens: Canon 500 f4 + 1.4 TC
Evalutive metering
App: f5.6
SS: 1/2500
ISO: 640


All comments and crits welcome

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice pose showing the golden slippers. Whites nicely exposed, although I see a yellowish cast on part of the bird and a bluish is another. There may be some hot whites under his head, on his back.
Good to his head clear of the wave.
Thanks for sharing it!

[Stu Bowie]

Good sharp detail Dave, and love the extended leg waiting for that freezing water of the Cape. Well timed for the touchdown, and I like the expression on his face.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and details and could see this as a vertical crop, too.

[Arthur Morris]

Excellent critique by Fabs to which I would add that a crop from the bottom would make it stronger.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Stunning Dave - all perfect in my book. Composition, lovely blue water, perfect exposure on the whites and a great pose! Well done!

[Arthur Morris]

With varying opinions on the whites I checked the histogram and found a smattering of hot pixels. I did a linear burn on the brightest whites to even out the EXP but the hot pixels are still there. Starting over with the RAW would be advised. Lastly was the suggest crop.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent Dave, super colours, detail and a great angle and pose captured.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Amazing light, great pose, excellent comp and great colors, I like the great DOF and the detail you've got! Repost does looks better. Congratulations!

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks to all for looking and for comments.
Arthur your post does look a lot better.
I have tried to re process the image and have managed to sort out the hot pixels but I have have not not got the colour cast sorted. I will get it right sometime.