ajrmd
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Managed to get one clean shot of this unacclimated egret. This lens continues to surprise me and rarely disappoints.
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Egret with 800 PF
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Very nice - and I agree on the 800
ajrmd
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Remove the isolated reed at the bottom center of the frame? Any suggested changes before printing?
Mark Hauser
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Beautiful picture 
ajrmd
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Thank you. I tried removing the stick in the bottom and found that I preferred leaving it (provided some anchor/balance) and did some clean up. Prints beautifully on Palo Duro Smooth Gloss which provides a nice glow to the background.Beautiful picture
I don't have much to add, very nice. Except maybe to lower the saturation selectively on those high chroma reeds. Thinking that would deemphasize then and push them to the background. I don't know if Lightroom gives you hsl when masked, but if not it's a snap to do it in Photoshop. And maybe remove that dark blob and the one stray grass bottom left.
Warren D
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I'm disappointed, I thought I'd see a photo of an egret with an 800! Was trying to figure out how he could carry it....
I've seen them swallow 6 lb. catfish so a lens like that wouldn't be any problem for them to swallow.
Nice capture. A little more detail and sharpness of it would've been nice, it appears a little soft, but we can't always have everything.
ajrmd
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Yes, it was shot in the shade, wide open, and the RAW file is plenty sharp. Made some color/contrast adjustments, enlarged and printed beautifully to 24x36 on a luminescent paper. Seems to draw a lot of interest when displayed.
Maybe it has to do with the resolution used here.
Love the wing position and visibility of the feet. The 800PF is an awesome lens. Puts a lot of pixels on target.