This Reddish Egret was a very busy bird and with the sun angle mid morning he had to shade the water and this is a prime example of how these birds "make a living". I am not sure about the brightness of the BG even though I did darken it some with a gradient and did some noise removal. All suggestions comments welcomed...and thank you for just looking!
Michael
Nice capture of this behavior. I like the umbrella pose and angle. The light looks a bit harsh and I would run NR on the BG. If it were mine I would crop a bit off the bottom.
Yes to two wings and ditto Axel. In addition, with images made in harsh light you need to derease the contrast! And someo of the white reflections in the water are definitely blown. Start over after reading this thread in Educational Resources:
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