Look what I caught!

[Steve Maxson]

This Great Egret has captured a rather large needlefish and is trying to figure out how to swallow it. Photo taken at Ding Darling NWR last year. 40D, 500 f/4 + 1.4X, 1/3200, f/5.6, ISO 400. I removed a lot of OOF black dots to clean up the background. Comments are welcome.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great catch, Steve. Spending more time to remove more of the black spots would add even more. I like the simplicity of the pose against smooth blue of the water and the dark area of disturbed water provides a nice base to the image.

[Jeff Parker]

Nice image. Did he get it down?

[Steve Maxson]

Nice image. Did he get it down?

Thanks Jeff. Tune in tomorrow to find out. :) :)

[Danny J Brown]

Steve - This is an awesome, beautiful shot. I can't wait to see what that bird did with that needlefish!

[arash_hazeghi]

Super capture! what a meal , SH and EXP are very good. Congrats.

[Ed Cordes]

Excellent detail and exposure. I like the eye visibility.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the low angle, and the the exposure looks spot on too. Thats an interesting catch, and would love to see how he handled it - if indeed he did manage to get it down the hatch.

[Vida van der Walt]

Great shot Steve. What an interesting looking fish. Love the sharp detail and also look forward to see how this fish is going down.:)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Great timing Steve and perfect exposure . Awesome you were able to capture the eye of both the fish and the egret. Congratulations !

[James Salywoda]

Great job Stephen this is very nice I like the position of the fish and the falling waterdrops.