Great Egret

[Danny J Brown]

Taken at Forest Park in St. Louis. The classic egret pose, a little boring, but I liked the way it was standing on the tree limb, on one leg of course. The whites are getting a little warm in places but I wanted to keep them as clean looking as possible. Don't ask me why I was shooting at F/4.0 - sometimes I just forget to engage the brain when watching nature.

Canon EOS40D; 500 F4; 1/500; F/4.0; ISO 200; Gitzo GT3530LS w/Wimberley II

[Joel Eade]

Good one as usual Danny. The lower left wing is a little hot but not distracting. Lovely image.

[Dan Brown]

Looks great Danny! I like the BG with the exception of the upper left two twigs. As for the whites, egrets are supposed to be white and yours is perfect IMO!

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Danny,
Nice pose, head angle, and look at that sharp yellow eye. I also like the BG, the green compliments the bird well.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely image Danny , techs spot on and nice pose ineed
TFS

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the classic pose of the heron. Great shot of a heron in its natural environment!

[Tom Wilberding]

Great shot. Remove 2 twigs to left, maybe add some room above head? The bird has this cozy look as if it is hugging itself. I like the branches below, very rough, versus the smooth head and bill.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Danny. I like the one-legged pose and the head angle. Nice sharpness on the bird. I think f/4 worked well for you here - otherwise there would be too much detail in the background, IMO. You might consider cloning the several twigs in the ULC.

[Bonnie Block]

Hi Danny.
Super image of a bird I have yet to get a look at! Looks like you got him spot on. Nice bg--I like the intertwined twigs and green. The daylight showing through is a bit distracting for me--but not much to be done about it.

[Danny J Brown]

Hi Danny.
Super image of a bird I have yet to get a look at! Looks like you got him spot on. Nice bg--I like the intertwined twigs and green. The daylight showing through is a bit distracting for me--but not much to be done about it.

Hey Bonnie - If you are ever near St. Louis I'll take you to Forest Park. It is our "Central Park" and its always been a hang-out for great egrets, green herons and yellow-crowned night herons.

[David Fletcher]

Super details and pose Danny. Nicely done. Twigs top left mentioned, otherwise, pretty cool. WD!

[Danny J Brown]

Thanks everybody!

[kenn threed]

Lovely image Danny , techs spot on and nice pose ineed
TFS

Agreed. I don't see these guys often enuf to be bored with any natural pose. ;)
Love the soft detail on the under-parts.

Beautiful shot I say,

Kenn

[James Salywoda]

I love it just the way it is Danny nice pose and details the habitat really adds to the image well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Super one legged pose Danny, good job on the whites, and overall nice and sharp. Well captured.