Super image Anton. Lovely sharp detail and exposure handled well. I would try tone down whites just a tad - they dont look blown. Also clean up some dust bunnies to the top right.
I like the pose, soft light, details and BG. Aside from the dust spots I would put the bird a bit higher in the frame. The whites look good on my monitor.
Good exposure control, Anton. Nice detail in the whites and the darker BG sets it off well. To repost just edit your second post, click on "go advanced" and you should be able to link to the adjusted image as you did when making the original post.
I deinitely appreciate male cattle egrets with breeding colors, and thats what you have! On my monitor the colors seem desaturated, perhaps the image is simply overexposed a bit? I would have gone for a negative exposure compensation, and with a +1 blown out whites become a possibility with white birds. I think you got away with it because the very good lighting conditions. Good job" ~Bill
Nice capture Anton. I would also like the bird just a bit higher in the frame. I think you have lost a bit of detail but like the light bird against the darker BG.