great egret returning to nest

[Gary Hamilton]

I did not even notice the spoonbill in the b/g because I was concentrating on the egret and nest. Serendipity strikes! C/C welcome. Gary

www.garyhamiltonphotos.com

[Harshad Barve]

excellent wing and feet postion here , open beak adds ,
TFS

[Gary Hamilton]

Thanks, Harshad:

Egrets about to land look like they were just dropped out of a plane with no idea how to fly--a look of sheer panic!

Gary

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Gary, the look on that bird's face is priceless :D
A great moment captured and I love the OOF spoonie as well. Perhaps tone down the egret in th LRC?
Best,
Nicki

[Gary Hamilton]

Thanks, Nikki. I went back and forth over the whites. It was a very bright day, obviously, and I was pushing the histogram as far to the right as I could w/o blowing out more than a few pixels. I just got a 16 x 20 print of this image and it looks nice to me. I will, however, take you advice and see how toning down the whites looks. Thanks for the suggestion. Gary

[Gary Hamilton]

Sorry for the typo in your name, Nicki. :o

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

No problem Gary - I answer to most things :D

[Cory Bucher]

Excellent expression on it's face. Love it!

[Arthur Morris]

You did as well as you could in impossible lighting conditions--harsh and a bad light angle.

[Arthur Morris]

Just checked; all of the bright whites are toasted....

[Gary Hamilton]

Artie and Nicki: Thanks for your input. I have gone back and toned it down. The lighting was harsh, as noted, but this was part of an exercise in shooting birds in flight so we were working mostly on technique and it ran well beyond the early morning light.