Great Egret at Horicon Marsh

[Paul Sparks]

This is my first post here. I took this photo yesterday on my travels in and around Horicon Marsh, Any thoughts would be appreciated.



Nikon D300
Sigma 150-500mm @ f/6.3 1/1600 sec ISO 400

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Welcome to BPN and nice first post. I like the soft light and pose. It would be even stronger if the bird had faced you. Could you have moved to your right? I would also sharpen the bird a bit more. Keep them coming!

[Paul Sparks]

Thank you Axel. I couldn't move at all for fear of spooking him unfortunately. Thanks for the tip on Sharpening. I need to get in the habit of doing that.

[Mark Dumbleton]

Agree with Axel regarding head angle. Like the water droplets.

[Aidan Briggs]

Adding on the above comments, the blades of grass are a bit distracting, and detract from the image.

Looking forward to more!

[Mital Patel]

image is not available on flickr ?

[Paul Sparks]

Sorry about that. I replaced the image on Flickr and forgot to update. Here you go;

[Mital Patel]

ditto Axel + i would do slight CW rotation

[Juan Aragonés]

Wellcome on board sparkphotog (please, try to update your user name and change it for your real name. If you can not do it just drop a PM to Alfred Forns and he will help you).

I like the soft light in this image and the timing. The head turn is not the best but I love the water droplets and the fish in the beak :-)

Keep them coming

[Juan Aragonés]

Hey Paul, thank you for taking the time to update your name :)