Great Egret

[Joel Eade]

1D MKIV
500mm f/4L
Hand held
ISO 200
f/4.0
1/4000

Full frame shot, no NR. Minimal sharpening with USM.

[John Platt]

Nice and sharp with a good background, I really like this shot. Nice job.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like this shot, very cool composition and nice display of habitat

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi arash.very nice shot.

[Doug Brown]

I think it's a nice frame, but I'm going to diverge from the folks who've already posted. I might have gone with a 5x7 crop and removed some of the foliage on the left. I don't find the habitat all that visually compelling, but I do find the bird a little too centered.