Great Egret

[Troy Lim]

Overcast day, halo feel came from the sun.
Comments and Critiques are appreciated.

Exposure:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture:	f/4.0
Focal Length:	400 mm
ISO Speed:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice high key. Head angle not optimal, but acceptable. Good detail in whites and colors. Head buried in shoulders not the best position, but what we get most of the time. Natural vignette worked well. Congrats.

[Ofer Levy]

I like the natural halo effect and the pose is fine IMO. However, I am not crazy about the crop as it is something in between a full body and a head shot.
Here is an option.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Troy, The halo is a nice effect and helps to make this more interesting just wish for a tad more HA and agree with Ofer on the crop, if you have the pixels I would definitely crop it tighter.

[Troy Lim]

Very nice high key. Head angle not optimal, but acceptable. Good detail in whites and colors. Head buried in shoulders not the best position, but what we get most of the time. Natural vignette worked well. Congrats.

Thank you Fabs, appreciate your comment.

[Troy Lim]

I like the natural halo effect and the pose is fine IMO. However, I am not crazy about the crop as it is something in between a full body and a head shot.
Here is an option.

Ofer,
I can see your style in this crop :) I like the closeup look, I will probably add more room on the left.

[Troy Lim]

Hi Troy, The halo is a nice effect and helps to make this more interesting just wish for a tad more HA and agree with Ofer on the crop, if you have the pixels I would definitely crop it tighter.

Don, I will give it a shot and see. Thank you.

[Alfred Forns]

HI Troy Lovely image, you have been on a roll lately :) The crop is just a mater of taste but like your version much better .... it is different and elegant Ofer's crop is well done but more traditional !!

btw I like the ISO setting since its a high key/white bird not much noise !!!

[Troy Lim]

HI Troy Lovely image, you have been on a roll lately :) The crop is just a mater of taste but like your version much better .... it is different and elegant Ofer's crop is well done but more traditional !!

btw I like the ISO setting since its a high key/white bird not much noise !!!

Thanks, Al.
I am trying, to take what I learn from here and from other photographers that I shoot with locally and applied it.
I am going back again this weekend and can only hope I can produce something close to these images again.

[Stu Bowie]

Well exposed, and I like the white on white. I prefer your OP too.

[Troy Lim]

Well exposed, and I like the white on white. I prefer your OP too.

Thanks Stuart. I like it too.