Great egret portrait

[Sid Garige]

From Gatorland last weekend
Canon 7D, 500mm F4+1.4x
1/2500 F5.6
580EX at +2

[Jeff Parker]

The background is striking! I would like the head a touch more this way, but this is a wonderful image.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The detail in the whites are super and the streaks in the BG I find add to the appeal of the image.

[Troy Lim]

Awesome BG, oh my god, +2 flash and still get great details. Hmmmmmmm. Was it dark?

[Sid Garige]

Awesome BG, oh my god, +2 flash and still get great details. Hmmmmmmm. Was it dark?

Tory,
Image was made at around 3.00PM and I used flash in fill flash mode.

Strong ambient light will produce harsh shadows and you have to use more flash power to suppress harsh shadows.
Also distance is another consideration.

[Troy Lim]

Tory,
Image was made at around 3.00PM and I used flash in fill flash mode.

Strong ambient light will produce harsh shadows and you have to use more flash power to suppress harsh shadows.
Also distance is another consideration.

I assumed you shot with better beamer? Thank you for your tip. I need to get my bracket so I can use better beamer too.

[Sid Garige]

I assumed you shot with better beamer? Thank you for your tip. I need to get my bracket so I can use better beamer too.

Tory,
Yes, shot with better beamer.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Phenomenal use of the flash to get this one . Classy BG and great details in the whites !!!

[Martin Wallis]

Stunning image, whites are perfect and detail faultless. Love the comp HA & BG

[Kiran Poonacha]

Great expo Sid Bhai, loved the effected of the BG too...

[Harshad Barve]

Sweet exposure Sid , lovely BG
TFS

[Mike Tracy]

I like every aspect of this. The streaking background tops it off.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Sid the BG set it apart, well done

[Mike Godwin]

You nailed it Sid... Great Job! Detail and exposure is spot on, and while the neck and body are joined, there is still defined seperation. Background makes this special... gotta love that Gatorland light! :)

Had a great time at dinner, thanks again to the both of you!

[Danny J Brown]

Fantastic shot, Sid!