Cattle Egret

[Dave Barnes]

I particularly like the sky and clouds in this image. I think I lost a bit of detail on the birds body though although not clipped?
Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/2000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
ISO Speed 400

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Great pose and I like the framing Dave. I would sharpen the head a little more. Nice sky too!

[Harshad Barve]

NIce shot , loved the way you have framed him, lovely wing details
TFS

[Dominic Cantin]

Excellent control on the whites ! the only nit is the dust on the sensor near the center.

Dom :)

[Nagesh Mula]

Its a beautiful picture, well exposed and timed.
I Liked the fact that there is some space before the bird into which the bird is flying into.

[Milan V]

Nice compo and bg colours.

[Morkel Erasmus]

the sky is sublime Dave. details look fine to me, whites handled well against the sky. I would also sharpen the head a tad. love the pose!

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks for comments and suggestions.
Dust spot removed and face sharpened a tad more.

[Ken Watkins]

Dave,

A perfect example of why this forum is good.

The sky really adds to this image.

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp and flying angle Dave. Great detail, sharpness and exposure from the near underwing, and just love the clouds in the BG.

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent detail, comp and BG well captured

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks Ken, Stu and Chris, appreciated.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Excellent repost, much sharper head mate. Goodie. :) I do see some jpeg artefacts around the waving cloud line above the bird right across the screen. :)

[Dave Barnes]

Thanks Akos, yes I see the artefacts, I did the edit on the jpeg not the original tiff.:(