Grey Heron

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A heron in the calm waters of a lake near my city.
1/2000
f/8
ISO 800
7D II
700mm

[Adhika Lie]

Very nice! This is almost zen-like to me. I would clone out what looks like OOF grass by the reflection of the heron. Lovely detail on the bird. Thanks for sharing, Sanjeev!

[Isaac Grant]

I like the bird and the way it blends in to the water very much. Wish your shooting angle was a bit lower. Head does not appear as sharp as the body. Something off about the left and right side of the image. Perhaps you added canvas or cloned something out on the left? Applied too much noise reduction on the right? There are no ripples in the water and to me it does not have a natural look to it.

[William Dickson]

Lovely pose and beautiful detail. Well captured Sanjeev, I would take a little from the bottom, up to the start of the grey on the reflection.

Will

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Isaac, nothing was done to the right or left of the image, the ripples were as is. Yes, NR was applied to the BG. Thanks for your comments all.