Little Egret at Dawn

[Stuart Hill]

Just been on holiday at the coast. (South UK). Finally met up with some Little Egrets and this was my favorite image. Shot at F7.1 to try to maximise detail captured.

Would be grateful for any help/advice. Got lots of similar images still to process :eek:

Kind regards.
Stu.

Nikon D300 Sigma 500mm F4.5
1/500s F7.1
iso400

[David Thomasson]

Caught at just the right moment to make a really interesting composition. The crop seems right to me. I would only take out the floating feathers. Great job!

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Excellent exposure, good details and sharp reflection in the water. Excellent image with an interesting pose, really like this one.

[William Malacarne]

You can see the beak in the reflection but not in the real bird.

Bill

[Stuart Hill]

Thanks for the replies. Got really lucky with the flat calm pool.

regards.
Stu.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Looks like a tough exposure and I think you did well. I like the feathers I think they add a nice touch.

[Cheryl Flory]

I too vote to keep the feathers. love the image. especially that you can see differences in the reflection. great image.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Stuart - Like the pose and the reflection - Exposure looks good. Not much I would change here - I would leave the floating feathers in.
Perhaps a little more space at the bottom.
Big Congrats :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Stuart,
I like this as presented, the floating feathers do not bother me, they are part of the action taking place...I like the reflection and the color rendition is sweet...good show...:cool:

[Connie Mier]

Although the reflection is very nice, I would really like this with it cropped out, placing greater emphasis on the actual bird as well as those feathers in the water. The bg is very nice.

[Stuart Hill]

Thanks for all the comments. I think the feathers help as a reference to help with the large area of water.

Connie, I did wonder about a big crop but was worried about a lack of pixels as it's about a 50% crop to remove the reflection?

kind regards.
Stu.

[Kyle Marie Barcelos]

I love this image, it is really cool. Great job:)

[Julian Mole]

Hello Stuart,

I think you've created a beautiful photo here, with this unusual pose and the reflection which reveals a bit more of the bird than the direct view. I really like it as presented - I wouldn't change a thing.

Congratualtions.

[Stuart Hill]

Thanks for the comments and help. Had this printed to 16x20 and now resides in my spare room/office.

Kind regards.
Stu.