Julia Parrish
April 2025 - White Egret
About the Image(s)
We have many shorebirds in South Carolina and they are busy nesting this time of year. This was taken at a local wetland where there is an active rookery. This white egret was busy turning her eggs before laying back down on the nest.
3 comments posted
Julia, a lovely egret and a great perspective. Kudos on your histogram, egrets are easy to overexpose so nice job in capturing the detail in the subject's feathers, eye and bill. The background is busy so I removed some distractions and cropped in to remove even more while still keeping enough environment (the nest) - I also brightened the subject head and bill area. One bit of advice, and while this is close, wildlife images tend to have more impact when the subject is facing within 90* of the camera lens unless it's specifically a profile. Posted: 04/08/2025 15:35:45
What an intimate moment you captured of an egret turning its eggs! I like how Butch removed the twig that is pointing to the egret's beak/eye as that is the focal point. Certainly, a wonderful image!! Posted: 04/15/2025 19:27:03
Very nice image. I concur with Butch's comments Posted: 04/20/2025 18:18:56