This Great Egret courtship display was created last February at the Venice Florida Audubon Rookery. Using a Canon 20D and Canon EF 500 IS lens, the settings were 1/500th @ F5.6 at ISO 200 with an exposure compensation of minus .33.
Besides I'd like to see a bit more space at the bottom, and the fact that the OOF vegetation in the lower left corner is slightly distracting I love everything about this one. The contrast of the white against the deep green, combined with the awesome pose makes this photograph for me. One tiny nit would be the bill of the bird touching the vegetation, just a minor thing though. Excellent work.
Excellent pose and setting. The whites could be toned down a little more. I find the bird a bit centered and too bad there is no separation between the tip of the bill and the leaves behind him. But those are minor, I like the image a lot.
Great bird with full breeding plumage and you captured him in the middle of a head throw. I like the white bird against the dark green bg. I would have wished for more seperation from the bg, but sometimes you just have to take what you get. Very nice!
Wonderful pose. Love the white bird against the lush green. Might like the bird a little more to the right. Maybe a little SH adjustment to bring more detail into the white. Very cool!
A very nice pose and details. You did well with the exposure, However I have to agree about the vegetation in the background. I love the pose for sure!
Courtship Display
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