Green Heron in yellow

[Dave Phillips]

Posted and illustrative version of this a while back in OOTB.
Here is original up for critique.......400mm w/1.4X, ISO 800, 1/640, f/9, +.67, AV

that is the natural bg coloration
thanks for input

[Maxis Gamez]

HI David,

You are having WAY too much fun with these guys.... :). Love the amazing BG but I wish the bird beak was not as close to the perch. The details and colors are on the money and the composition works for me.

Keep up the good work!

[George DeCamp]

Wow, this has a painterly look to it. I like it a lot, the colors, the BG and the contrast all seem to work well together. Nice!! :)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the hunched look of the heron as well as its ruffled feathers. Only thing for me is I find the blunt ending of the perch peculiar, and also how it is thinner at the frame's edge. Very neat BG and colours throughout!

[Dave Phillips]

thanks for all the input guys(wow, 3 mods)
Daniel, the perch is a bit strange, I did remove a small upright and large branch behind, but the perch itself s unedited.

here is unedited from RAW, cropped a bit
http://i29.tinypic.com/14aaoph.jpg

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Dave,

What a difference. Excellent work!

[Blake Shadle]

Wow, really nice work in PP, Dave! I like the background a lot in this image.

[Gary Dumer]

Stunning work in the capture as well as PP.

[Michael Menefee]

Great job in PP, I think you made appropriate changes to really get the best out of this capture. Well done.