Sorry, it's an Egret...
Taken today. D3, Sigma 300-800mm f/ 5.6 @ 800mm, Aperture Priority, Spot Meter, +1/3 ev, f/8, 1/1500, ISO 200, beemer SB800 -.5 ev TTL/BL, tripod. Edited in LR, slight crop from top/rt. to put it into a more conventional format and rule of thirds. Image was framed a bit tight on the left so it doesn't leave me many crop options. (I personally think this might work better in landscape had I left more room on the L) I also cloned out some dripping blood and algae from bird.
Main question is about the setting/BG; is it too busy? Should I move it to PS and clone out the yellower spots? Does it look noisy to you? (it has a touch of "grain" at 1:1)
Great White Egret w/ Bluegill by skersting66, on Flickr
Image is hosted a little larger on flickr (1000px) and is 3200px full size.







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