Cattle Egret , bold rather than -

[James Shadle]

subtle.
St. Augustine Alligator Farm during civil twilight.

As the title states I wanted to create a visually bold image.
To do so used my flash to light the underside of the Cattle Egret.

I wanted the bird to really pop, but not look like it was flying through a black hole.
The solution for me was to increase my ISO until I was able to get the sky I wanted with SS aperture combo I wanted.

Nikon D7000
Tamron 70-300mm @ 190mm
ISO 640 1/320SS @ F10
SB-900 @ +1.3
Small Crop

[Ofer Levy]

Exposure looks good. However, shooting angle kills this image for me.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Lovely experiment . Wish the angle was a bit better .

[Allen Sparks]

I like the view of the full wingspan, details, and exposure. The angle is rather odd but seems what you were after.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Very interesting POV...Still undecided on it, but if thats wht you were going for... then you nailed it.

[Troy Lim]

Love the glowing feel to the shot. Wish the right eye shows more.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

James, like Troy, I also like the glowing feel. If mine, I'd have rotated CCW and cropped to give more room to the bird to fly into.

[Kiran Poonacha]

great peice of Art Bhai.. nicely done..