Maria Small
About the Image(s)
I was on my morning walk recently at the TriCity Park which is very close to where I live and
where I often see shore birds hunting for their breakfast at the manmade fishing lake. This
snowy egret caught my eye because it had just caught a big enough fish. As I was shooting, I
observed with much amusement that it continued moving around and turning the fish very
carefully and deliberately so he’d be able to swallow it head first. It took a good minute before
the egret finally swallowed the fish.
Shot the image with my Sony A7III and my 50-400 mm Tamron Lens. Settings were f6.3,
1/1000 s, ISO 500, at 273 mm.
I did the processing in Adobe Photoshop. I cropped the image, adjusted the exposure a bit,
decreased the highlights, increased the contrast, vibrance and texture. I also darkened the
background some and removed some of the distractions.
As always, am looking forward to your feedback.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
10 comments posted
Great capture of this egret with its catch! I really like the projection of the fish's shadow on the feathers and the incredible detail you've captured.
I also like the suggestion of a portrait crop to focus more on the egret and the fish. I find the pattern of the water at the bottom a bit distracting.
  Posted: 01/22/2025 23:06:37