Guest Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I often take some nice wildlife shots and am looking for advice on how I might improve them. This is one of an Egret and whilst I like the subject I am not sure about the water definition. And yes - I have just noticed the blue in the reed beds Any advice would be much appreciated. This is also a crop from a larger image so I do have more of the ripples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Nice! That captures toe morning (or evening) reflections nicely And the bird ... looks like an egret but is a bit bigger than our egrets What time of day did you take this? I suspect early morning Quote Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thanks Rick G This is at Bowling Green Marshes (Exeter UK) about 9:30am but still good light. And yes it is a Little Egret; we get a lot of them on the south coast now and not sure how they compare to the American ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 The posture would suggest that it was having difficulty extricating its foot from the substrate. I like the effect of the ripples on the water surface. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick G Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Dr Astronomy said: Thanks Rick G This is at Bowling Green Marshes (Exeter UK) about 9:30am but still good light. And yes it is a Little Egret; we get a lot of them on the south coast now and not sure how they compare to the American ones They come in sizes but the most common around here seem a bit smaller than your picture. That could be an illusion too having to do with the angle of the shot. I am in Florida in the US and the old local name is "cow birds" The follow the cows around and whenever one "drops a load" they are on it I had a couple of shots of them nesting in the branches of a fallen, dead tree for the evening Your shot really captures the morning glow just before the day really opens for business Thanks again Quote Affinity Designer 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Affinity Photo 2.2.2075 beta 2.3.1.2212Affinity Publisher 2.2.2075 & beta 2.3.1.2212 Windows 11 Pro Version 22H2 OS build 22621.1928 Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz 2.90 GHz Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.7 GB usable) System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 47 minutes ago, John Rostron said: The posture would suggest that it was having difficulty extricating its foot from the substrate. I like the effect of the ripples on the water surface. John Hadn't thought of it that way - LOL It was originally walking right then as I pressed the shutter it turned to catch a fish. Just a lucky shot. I am going to re-work this one as the blue in the bushes isn't on the original image but has been introduced through 32bit processing. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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