A couple of weeks ago I joined a friend for a day of birding and while walking the trails of one of Florida's conservation regions, we came upon this Great Egret amongst lily pads, swamp grasses and marsh. It was a very hot afternoon and the sun was really bright. Even though I used a hood on my lens, it still wasn't enough to mask the glare, so I adjusted it slightly on the computer post processing. Amongst all the plants around him, his reflection was really quite beautiful and I hope to go back again soon to shoot some more of him and all the other birds in this refuge. CAMERA - Canon EOS 60D F-STOP - f/5.6 EXPOSURE - 1/250 sec ISO - 100 EXPOSURE BIAS - 0 step FOCAL LENGTH - 120 mm MAX APERTURE ? 4.375 SHOOTING MODE - Automatic HAND HELD - Yes TRIPOD ? No MONO-POD - No FLASH - No