And now for something a little bit different!

This shot of a Great Egret - a bird not too common in the Quebec City region - was taken last evening as it passed by the setting sun. The combination of direct sun hitting the camera lens and the egret makes for a very unusual image.

Canon 7D with a 500L f4 lens with a 1.4 II extender handheld @ 1/800, f5.6, ISO 400, +1 1/3 exposure compensation.

Uncropped, a couple of small aberrations clonned away, selctive sharpening only on the bird to reduce background noise.

Cheers,

Mike