# Great Egret **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [March 10, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542 "2021-03-10T15:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **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:** [March 10, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/1 "2021-03-10T15:17:15Z")
![Great Egret](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/e/ce527b7f36bd9707c38c8ff6f034e901882f7b7e.jpeg) One more image I processed from our Florida trip. Seen at Ding Darling NWR. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600mm, monopod ISO 640, f6.3, 1/800s ###### @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:** [March 10, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/2 "2021-03-10T15:35:07Z")
It looks like gorgeous soft warm light Allen. I really like the nice pose . It has a simple flow to it, from the catching the prey item to the nice curving tail on to the reflection. I don’t think it would take long to clean up the water and might well be worth the effort. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/3 "2021-03-10T15:51:13Z")
Excellent job on the light, action, and detail. A beautiful image nicely crafted. David Leroy made a comment about cleaning up the water. I have mixed feelings about this because it is part of the environment but I understand it would be an nicer image with less stuff in the water. I think we all face this dilemma. Personally, I’m okay with stuff in the water. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/4 "2021-03-10T22:04:06Z")
Beautiful warm light, Allen, and great action. To my eye the tones in the shadowed parts of the bird are a bit too close to the background tones. It gives a really odd look to the tail area. ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/5 "2021-03-10T22:34:12Z")
Terrific light and the frozen action adds a little excitement. I’d give cleaning up the water a go. It would add to the serenity. ---
**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:** [March 10, 2021, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/6 "2021-03-10T22:37:58Z")
Sweet light. Great timing on the pose, with the egret about to chow down on some prey. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/7 "2021-03-11T00:51:41Z")
Gorgeous light on a wonderful decisive moment! I love how the BG seems to fade away into fog. I don’t mind the stuff in the water but it could be interesting to clean up some of it, especially the ones close to the edges. It’s a small nit for a gorgeous image, but the ripple is a virtual horizon. When I draw a line through the “edges” (how to describe it?) with the ruler tool, it shows a 1.5 degree CCW rotation would level it. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/8 "2021-03-11T02:14:01Z")
Thanks for the comments everyone! @Diane_Miller, I’ll admit I am confused about straightening the ripples. How do I know the bird didn’t strike the water at an angle to me so the ripples would naturally not be level in the image? Or am I thinking about it all wrong? ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 2:27am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/9 "2021-03-11T02:27:02Z")
I’ll look forward to other opinions, but as long as the water surface is level, I think the ripples would be level, and regardless of your shooting angle. ---
**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:** [March 11, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/great-egret/20542/10 "2021-03-11T15:28:31Z")
If there is no horizon in the water then I find leveling tricky. And I think with ripples we want them to be level because they are. But our view of them does allow them to recede away from us sometimes. So standing on a seashore and looking straight out the breakers look level, and they are. But look off to the right and the breakers don’t appear level to our eye but they are. I tend to use reflections to level. They always lead straight back to us. And I stand to be corrected!!