Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

This images was taken during my Cuban trip in 2006. The evening lights were perfect to try for a few shot.
Hope you like it. Please, leave a comment.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)
Varadero, Cuba l March 2006
Canon EOS-1D Mark II N l EF 600mm f/4.0L IS USM l Extender EF 1.4x II

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light and BG, György. I might crop a bit off the top.

[Michael Lyncheski]

Gyorgy:

First of all, nice capture of this excellent bird! For me, in New Jersey, it is rare to see them this much in the open.

I find the extra space on the top a little distracting especially relative to the the space below the bird. To me,it would look better with 30-40% less lue on top. Also, the body feathers and legs appear to be oversharpened a bit (or it could just be a jpeg resize thing).

Best Regards,
Mike

[Fabs Forns]

Hi Szimi,

That extra space at the top is used for editorial purposes, like adding text.

Having said that, you could crop a bit of it for web presentation.

Very fine image!

[Glenn Bartley]

Really nice. I'd take some off of the top and left as I feel there is a lot of dead space.

[Jody Melanson]

Beautiful image, Gyorgy! When I was in Cuba, I saw one of these guys but he was too far away. :(

[Maxis Gamez]

This works very well for me as it is. You did very well with the exposure.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Great light!!!