I captured this Egret from the Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg nature reserve. The BG is OOF winter grasses.
Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/4000
F.5.6
ISO 800
Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held
I captured this Egret from the Mankwe hide in the Pilanesberg nature reserve. The BG is OOF winter grasses.
Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/4000
F.5.6
ISO 800
Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held
Wow, what a Background and perch.
The white is about perfect.
Really pleasing to look at.
Dan Kearl
Excellent shot!!! The perch is great, really like the pose and the compposition. Lovely background. Well done.
Beautiful background and nice pose. I was wondering if the bird had a colour cast originally that you had to remove.
Excellent pose, super detail and BG captured Stu
Chris Kotze
love the bg and the pose
Excellent Stu, a superb BKGD and whites. Image pops really nicely TFS![]()
WOW! The whites are exposed superbly. Love the diagonal perch and the BG. Your 100-400mm is tack sharp at 400mm. I find mine a bit soft but perhaps it isn't the camera but the operator! Image really pops,
Gail
Impressive work here Stuart. Pose, composition, background, depth of field, exposure and everything else come together to make a great shot. You may have even nailed the BPN standard for head angle within a few degrees. Well done, my friend!
Awesome image Stu!! Love the background and the perch. Good job with the whites. I'd be tempted to pass the sponge tool (at 8-10%) on the eye and lores a bit for more colour there.
Stuart, The background color is gorgeous. Nice pose and composition!![]()

great shot Stu, details in the whites is great
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Great exp and the BG.... well no BGs like the Mankwe ones!
Don't know how I missed this one Stuart. Absolutely stunning!
The bg, the pose, perch, comp, exposure - everything top notch.
Your images make me want to visit your neck of the woods in a hurry.