Happy New Year! I'm back!

[Kerry Perkins]

Two cataract surgeries later, I am back on the boards!

Here is a Snowy Egret from the Salton Sea. Slight crop to remove part of another bird on the right.

7D, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/8@1/2500 ISO 400 WB 5100K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Sid Garige]

Exceptional exposure control Kerry. Brilliant details and pose.

[gail bisson]

Wow! This is superb. I love the pose and the crown feathers. The whites are perfect.I might clone out the 2 circles in front of the bird in the BG and tone down the white smudge behind the bird. One of your best,
Gail

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose, details the bird is gorgeous. Bummer about that BG!

[Ofer Levy]

Bird looks fantastic!! BG needs some more work - removing the bright area on the left etc.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Amazing pose and beautiful exposure! I think if you worked out the bg this would be a great image.

[stuart wanuck]

nice image agree with gail reg bg

[adrian dancy]

This is a cracking shot. Background is not great but inspite of that this still has the wow factor.

[Ian Cassell]

Wow, Kerry ... it almost makes me want cataract surgery! Gorgeous exposure. The small circles don't bother me.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous IQ and exp. Pin sharp and great pose...BG could be better but we cant have it all

[Chris Martinez]

WOW the bird looks unbelievable I'm not a fan of the BG though.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Kerry, excellent exposure and sharpness, and you have certainly nailed the incoming pose. Those yellow feet really stand out. Have you tried blurring the BG so as not to make it un-natural.

[Dan Brown]

Welcome back, Kerry! Great bird and exp, sharpness. Hey, I like the BG! It reminds me of being down there!

[James Fuller]

Love the bird, and especially those feet. Does look a little bit like he is going to crash into the rock.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Kerry, whites look so perfect. DOF, IQ, pose, raised crest...superb on all counts. BG issue already mentioned. If mine, I'd just crop tighter on the left side.