# Great Egret with fish

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [September 26, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657 "2022-09-26T17:43:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [September 26, 2022, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/1 "2022-09-26T17:43:49Z")

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### Image:

 ![Great Egret 23](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/5/155bef9588f02334d9ec02effb5ae68a19df1a02.jpeg)

 ![Great Egret Flight Reflection 3](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/e/1e4dab63f0481bc8b29f4efbbc915f0db6a06efc.jpeg)

### Description:

As I said in my last post, I have more shots of egrets fishing at the local park. They actually caught fish in these images after diving in on the wing to catch their prey.

### Specific Feedback Requested:

Any

### Pertinent technical details or techniques:

Canon R7, Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary  
ISO 400, f7.1, 1/3200s, hand held

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**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:** [September 26, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/2 "2022-09-26T17:48:45Z")

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Lovely, with fantastic reflections! On the second, I wonder about some ~ 50% opacity cloning to soften the detail right at the top edge.

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**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:** [September 26, 2022, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/3 "2022-09-26T17:52:46Z")

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Good idea Diane…that is about where the rocky shore touched the water’s edge. I straightened there - your suggestion would help with the transition.

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**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:** [September 26, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/4 "2022-09-26T19:08:48Z")

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The first pose is really something-reminds me of a swan. Good reflection and the fish is a nice bonus to a great capture. In the second, I like the reflection of the water on the wing.

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**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:** [September 27, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/5 "2022-09-27T15:19:07Z")

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Excellent, Allen. Even though it violates the “space to move into” rule, I’d be tempted to crop from the left and maybe even a tad from the right to turn the first into a vertical composition.

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Baird](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/chris_baird/32/72124_2.png) [@Chris\_Baird](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Chris_Baird)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret-with-fish/30657/6 "2022-09-27T19:07:14Z")

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Beautifully job capturing the grace of these birds. The top photo is my favorite. I love the lines of the feathers in the wings and the sinuous curve of the neck. Wonderful reflection, also. In the lower photo, the flipped up feathers on the wing tips and the reflection under the left wing are more appealing to me.