# Great Egret **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [February 2, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659 "2021-02-02T14:40:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/1 "2021-02-02T14:40:18Z")
![Great Egret](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/2/4/24801d12cf83bed52bb10e2a825209b0df2fc7dd.jpeg) Here are some Great Egret images I took on a cypress swamp tour last October. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 90D, Sigma 150-600 C ISO 1000, f6.3, 1/1600s, hand held from boat And a couple more… ![Great Egtet - NPN 5](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/e/0e20261f5ae2e7856cdf580dd87a3a05a2793af3.jpeg) ![Great Egtet - NPN](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/3/d/3d1c5fa993197266afea52b4e1e41ec81938fbcb.jpeg) ###### @allensparks.wildlife ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/2 "2021-02-02T15:12:35Z")
All three are fine images Allen. I like how the white egret is isolated against a dark bg. Nice poses and focus is sharp. That’s is a fine balancing act in the third and a lovely pose in the first but I especially like the middle picture. The bird really stands out in that environment. ---
**Author:** ![Lyle\_Gruby](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@Lyle\_Gruby](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lyle_Gruby)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/3 "2021-02-02T16:48:27Z")
Those cypress swamps are beautiful. I like all 3, but I think the last one is my favorite. I love the perch in that one, and the water and pose of the bird are great. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/4 "2021-02-02T17:00:01Z")
You’re getting nice detail and exposure on the egrets. I like the third egret, but like the second background. All are nice environmental shots. The second egret looks a bit weird to my eye, as if the head and neck were just resting on top of the body-must be the angle, but looks strange. Anyone else see that? ---
**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:** [February 2, 2021, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/5 "2021-02-02T23:06:17Z")
Hi AllenYou have posted three classic Great Egret photographs. The Cypress swamp is great background. The whites and feather detail look vary good. Nice posting. Peter ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2021, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/6 "2021-02-03T15:21:13Z")
Allen, these are all fine shots. I especially like #1 with the balance between the bird (and how well it shows) and that stump coming in from the left. The hanging vegetation does a good job of completing the story. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/19659/7 "2021-02-03T21:34:45Z")
A fine series of images, Allen. I think I like the second best as it has a superb sense of place.