Reddish Egret at Estero Lagoon

[Bob Pelkey]

Reddish Egret at Little Estero Island Critical Wildlife Area
Fort Myers Beach, Florida USA

Canon EOS-1D Mark III ,Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM
1/1000s f/11.0 at 840.0mm iso400

Cropped, sharpened, lightened, selective darkening of highlights on bill, tripod used.

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	10-Feb-2010 11:28:05
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	840 mm
Exposure Time	1/1000 sec
Aperture	f/11
ISO Equivalent	400
Exposure Bias	-1/3
White Balance
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

[allanrube]

Wow. When I opened the thread your image knocked me over. You certainly got close. Good capture.

It looks a bit too light, but I am working on my laptop so that might not be correct.

[Judd Patterson]

Bob, this Reddish Egret certainly is developing some beautiful colors! I'm amazed at how close you got too. It looks like this is the same bird I know...the guy who has lots of white patches on his wing feathers. One thing I notice is that the eye contact is just not quite there. Just a bit earlier in the day might help with a bit warmer/softer light too.