Egret Taking off

[Bob Miller]

Took this from my car at Bombay Hook De

Nikon D3s
500 mm with 1.7xTC
beanbag on car window
1/4000 sec f6.7
ISO 800
cropped
Any and All Comments welcome!

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Bob, nice capture and detail! The whites are very close to the edge on the coverts, but you got nice detail in all the rest of the plumage. You have also discovered that the word "egret" is derived from the latin "egridi", meaning "to fly away from you". Nice catch of the wing position, would work much better if the bird was parallel to the camera sensor.

[Joel Eade]

Agree with Kerry's assessment. You had a nice fast shutter to stop the action and I like the bits of mud in the air. It usually is the case that these guys will angle away from the camera or even when perched they look slightly away dang it!

[Kerry Perkins]

I rate the herons/egrets as the number one bird that won't look at me. Woodpeckers are a close second...

[mohibahmad]

I like this shot. Good work.