Great Kiskadee

[Mack Hicks]

Fresh from his morning bath in a small pond in South Texas.

D800 Nikon 600 f/4 VRii 1.7 TC F/6.7 1/4000 ISO 800

LP4 with NIK plugins, Dfine, Viveza, Color Efex Pro, Output Sharpener

[Marina Scarr]

What a lovely portrait, Mack! Love the pose, the composition and the colors all go nicely together. I also find the varied BG very pleasing and unique.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

The pose is great, but as Marina mentioned ... the bg takes this image to the next level. Light is gorgeous too. Nicely captured!

Miguel

[Nancy Bell]

This is so lovely. It makes me think of a high-end studio portrait with the subtle but dramatic lighting and that perfect bkgd. Also, great natural and simple perch. Did you pay this bird? :S3:

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice overall, I especially like the water drops still evident on the plumage. I'd have preferred the subject higher in the frame though (pointing your lens down more), but all-in-all a strong image.