Great Egret

[kurtwall]

No trouble finding a spot to set my white point here. The thing was so white it almost glowed.

[leonaashlee]

He certainly does appear to be glowing...lol
Nice shot.

[irispatch]

It seems to be over exposed. The detail in the feathes is washed out. Try bracketing to find the righ exposure to keep the details in the white and light areas.

[fstopMike]

Thanks for sharing. I like the way it's framed between the two posts.

[kurtwall]

@leonashlee: Thanks. I've been trying to get close enough to one of these for a few months.

@irispatch: You're right. I was so pleased to get these shots I didn't even notice that its back and the back of it's head were blown out. Well, I'll just have to try again. As for exposure bracketing, I discovered too late that my Nikon D60 doesn't do automatic exposure bracketing. Of course I can do it automatically.

@fstopMike: It was standing at the inlet pipe of a salt evaporation pond, evidently waiting for dinner to float by.

[Angelb]

Great capture. Its so white you almost need sunglasses on for the glare. The natural framing sets it off really well. Thanks for sharing.

[fotoshooter]

They are so fascinating a bird to watch and capturing a good shot of them is always a struggle with all the white, I really like how this is lit and the intensity of his eye.