Reddish Fishing

[Scott Frye]

Reddish Egret at Dunedin Causeway, Florida

1/2000 at F5.6 and ISO320
Canon 500mm and 1.4 TC
Canon 7D

I'm thinking the egret is just pulling out of the water because of the curved neck. If he were spearing, the neck would be straighter. Unsure of straightening so used the line just under his right foot as a strightening point. Uncropped as I wanted to keep the eater splays on the right.

[Deborah Harrison]

Nice and sharp with beautiful lighting.
I personally would prefer to see the whole head.

Just my two cents...

[Daniel Cadieux]

Nice water action, it looks pretty refreshing around the neck. The image definitely needs more CW rotation, and the subject is a bit cramped in the frame. Since this is FF, I'm thinking removing the TC in this case would have been best.

[Stu Bowie]

I like the fishing posture, and the splash around the neck adds interest. I like the light cast on the body, and agree a little more room right and bottom will work. Having said that, I can see this as a vertical too.

[Arthur Morris]

Hi Scott, Ditto Dan. I am confused by this: " Uncropped as I wanted to keep the eater splays on the right." Any clues? :) Sharpest focus seems to be in front of the head....

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Scott, action is nice and so is the spalsh. Exposure looks fine too. Not sure if rotation is needed. reflection looks like it is lined up. If possible, lower angle would have taken this to another level( provided the BG was clean)