The Fishing Dance

[Robert Kimbrell]

I took this image in May, and did not originally process it as, it is not the best head angle. Also there was a sandbar that I cloned out that seemed to extend the wings. Have a great new Year.

D-8oo 500&1.4
F 7.1 1/2500 ISO 1600

[Randy Stout]

Robert:

Glad you took the time. I find the pose effective because of how it fits into their behaviour. Nice job on sand bank remova. Like the drops off the foot. Exposure very nice.

I could see a sliver more room below for his gaze to go into, to help further tell the fishing story.

Cheers

Randy

[adrian dancy]

I'm with Randy on this one. The eye may be a little over sharpened?

[Diane Miller]

Gorgeous! Nice to see it in midair! I'd never have known you cloned anything.

[arash_hazeghi]

great pose and details, soft light helped here. sharpness is good. I only wish you had better eye contact

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic wing spread, and I like the "hovering" pose. I'm OK with the current crop. The water colour is different in the two "gaps" between the wings and body, I imagine from the sandbar you removed - worth fixing.

[Shawn Zierman]

Elegant...then again it is a heron...and a beautiful one at that. Sharpness and details look good to me. I like the crop choice too. I keyed right in on what Daniel mentioned too...the coloration of the water under the wingpits is way too different than the rest of the water's coloration....

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Neat shot! I'd definitely look into a crop with a bit more below, since that is where the stare is leading us.