# Dreams **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [November 7, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393 "2021-11-07T20:21:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/1 "2021-11-07T20:21:12Z")
![Dreams](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/d/cd67db4883402fe7eaf5e74573408e46cb06fe9c.jpeg) I was leaving Rocky Neck State Park when this Great Egret settled for a nap. The shot was taken on Oct. 29 at 11:00 AM. Thank you for stopping by. Peter ### Specific Feedback Requested any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon R5, Canon 100-500mm & 1.4Ex, f10, 700mm,1/2000, -1.7EV, ISO 500. The shot is cropped by 20% and I adjusted the shadows, exposure and the grass with local control points in DXO Photo Lab 5. ###### ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/2 "2021-11-07T20:50:31Z")
Good shot with nice whites. He’s saying OK that guy’s outa here and I can relax for a while. A 2 deg CCW rotation straightened the “shoreline.” Both might have been on an angle enough to give the crooked look, but it looks much more believable to me after the rotation. His head shows some wind which would cause the grasses to be leaning. ![_S1A5319_DxO-DM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/b/1b7f0509f09bf0d09f2f1affa41a989076c1951e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/3 "2021-11-07T22:08:35Z")
Good detail in the heron and I like the environment. My only nit would be the eye. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/4 "2021-11-08T03:20:40Z")
Hi Peter, nice exposure and I like the contrast of the grass with the bird. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/5 "2021-11-08T04:27:57Z")
Hi Diane, Allen Brooks & Allen Sparks Thank you for the comments. I chose this frame because the Egret was sleeping and had its’ eyes closed. Here is a full frame of the marsh and as you can see the reeds go off on an angle. I also posted the shot with a flattened reed angle. Peter ![_S1A5319_1_DxO](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/f/3/f3254cbbe0c394a693c254f410a21c513e987841.jpeg) ![_S1A5319_M_DxO-1](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/9/994cbf273ad9be5319940c3e45358fc36536b306.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/6 "2021-11-08T07:11:20Z")
I like the sleepy pose the egret has given you. He/she knows you are no threat. Whites have been handled very well and I love the environment you’ve captured. I like the image “straightened” out. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/dreams/25393/7 "2021-11-08T18:43:02Z")
Very good, Peter. I like the Scene and composition a lot. Well done.