Great Egret

[Adams Serra]

I had a great time at Gatorland last Saturday, the place was packed with Great Egrets. Looking forward to go back later in the month when Snowy Egrets, Catle Egrets and Tricolored Heron start their nesting season.

MK IV
500mm
F 6.3
1/1000
Iso 400
Manual Exposure
All comments are appreciated.

[adrian dancy]

A shame about the other birds feathers showing at the bottom of the image. Perhaps a toning down of the broad white line running behind the bird's bill will help, but these are minor issues, it is a superb image.

[Joe Senzatimore]

A stunning, elegant image. With a few minor fixes this will be killer. The white spot behind the egret is very distracting.

[Aiden Blake]

Really nice capture here. The BG looks to be way too much work to blur even more in PP, so I wouldn't touch that, but you could always clone in some "bush" from another image on top of that other bird at the bottom to eliminate it.

[Paul Kusmin]

Very nice image, love the composition.
I would do something about the light patch in front of the bird.
The other birds feathers don't distract all that much but i wish they weren't there.

[Steve Maxson]

My suggestions have already been noted above, Adams. A beautiful pose, very sharp, and I love the soft light on the bird.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hard to get a clean shot, but the pose is very elegant and the lore is beautiful.

[Aidan Briggs]

I agree with the positives stated above, and also feel that the plumes near the bottom are a bit distracting. A slight head turn wouldn't hurt either. Still a lovely image with just the right amount of habitat.

[Dan Wolin]

Amazing pose - elegant all around. My small issues covered above as well but this is killer.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful detail Adam and lovely exposure . The mating eye is so visible in this image Well done.