Great Egret in Flight

[Paul Pagano]

Shot yesterday afternoon at the Alligator Farm.
Canon 40D & 70-200 f/4
AV @ f/4 1/2500s
ISO 400
CWM -0.7EV
(I can't recall if I had the tc on for this shot or not)
I processed this for bpn in LR and exported directly to a jpeg 800x600 instead of a tif and then processing from there (although I did that for my larger version) I sharpened it just a tad and that's it. This is the frame as shot. I lightened it just a tiny bit realizing some might consider the nape/mantle area slightly hot.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Paul,

Love the wings position. I wish I could see more details under the wings. Since you used the 70-200mm, I think using fill flash was a solution.

[Philip Lombard]

If you go into shadow/ highlight, you can bring up more detail in the under wings. Nice capture

[Paul Pagano]

Here's a rework.

[Arthur Morris]

Like the repost much better and love the revealed underwing detail but unforutnately the bird's head is still facing away from you... You might consider eliminating the dark defect at the top of the upper mandible near the head.

[Linda Robbins]

Outstanding framing for this nice flight image. The repost is very good and now all the beautiful underwing detail can be seen. Head turn mentioned.