On the Move

Steve Maxson · Feb 3, 2009

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This Great Egret is moving into a better foraging spot while carefully watching the water in front of it. Photo taken at Ding Darling NWR in January. 40D, 500 f/4, 1/2500, f/8, ISO 400. Comments are welcome. (It looks like the blues shifted a little toward blue-green in the downloading process. ?)

James Salywoda · Feb 3, 2009

Excellent capture Steve I really like the stepping action the exposure is perfect.

Fabs Forns · Feb 3, 2009

Blues look good on my end, Steve, I didn't know we had a Big Foot in Florida

Excellent whites!

Axel Hildebrandt · Feb 3, 2009

The blues look good on my monitor. I like the pose, details and exposure control. I might remove the sheen from the left foot and reflection of it.

Daniel Cadieux · Feb 3, 2009

Exposure and sharpness are bang on. Blues look good at this end too. Great walking pose...I like the body angled down, combined with the head angled up. Only wish for a lower angle (I say this knowing its not always possible).

Arthur Morris · Feb 3, 2009

Love the raised foot and the position of the head and neck. The blues look a tad electric from here. Sharp!

Maxis Gamez · Feb 3, 2009

Love the blues and I think you did well with the exposure. The raised food is a nice plus!

Alfred Forns · Feb 3, 2009

Blue looks good might just desat a bit Not sure if this is full frame but wouldn't mind seeing more of the trailing wake !!! Excellent image !!!

Mike Lentz · Feb 4, 2009

Steve, you know you could have left that 500mm in Minnesota and used a 200mm down in Florida... those birds are pets down there.

The foot lift adds to the scene... I assume you couldn't get any lower?

Steve Maxson · Feb 4, 2009

Thanks all for the feedback.

Axel: good suggestion about removing the sheen from the foot.

Daniel and Mike: I have become a big fan of the low shooting angle. Unfortunately, it wasn't possible in this instance.

Artie and Alfred: I agree about the oversaturated look of the blues. This was also something that occurred during downloading. I desaturated the blues by 30 points in the original and it looks much better than what you were seeing.

Ramon M. Casares · Feb 4, 2009

Steve I hope you don't mind, here's a repost where I have removed the little white reflection and where I have also toned down the body a very little bit. Loved the shot, pose, comp, colors, detail and exposure are great! Congratualitons!

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