"J. N. Ding Darling Snowy Egret"

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Hand held single shot, 1/1000 sec at f/8.0, ISO 1600, Sony A7R4, Tamron SP 150-600mm G2 lens.

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I love the feathers on this Snowy Egret, Doug. A nice reflection of the egret and the bush.

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Lovely display of the plumage of this egret, Doug. To my eye, the odd shape of the head reflection is a bit of a drawback, and I think you might end up with a more powerful image by eliminating the reflection and just concentrating on the upper half of the image.

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Nice environmental shot with good detail. I tend to agree with Dennis about the reflection.

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Thanks All! Interesting about the reflection. So if I’m learning from this, maybe I should wait for perfect reflections before firing the shutter? Never thought of it…but makes sense. TX!