GBH x 2

[Scott Frye]

Great Blue Heron at Jenkins Park near Spring Hill, Florida

1/500 at f16 and ISO100 EC-2/3
Canon 500mm and 1.4 TC
Canon 7D

[Randy Stout]

Scott:

I like how the rays of vegetation match match the plumage on the GBH.
Good shooting angle, the lores look great.

The sky looks a bit too electric blue for my taste.
Although I really like the vegetation in the image, I wish it didn't overlap the front bird quite so much.

The light was fairly harsh, so pretty high contrast here.

You must have been shooting through a little greenery to give the slight haze to the foreground.

Cheers

Randy

[Daniel Cadieux]

Ditto Randy. You've managed the exposure well despite the strong light. Perhaps a bit tight and I am thinking there may have been some other distractions had you cropped wider, but I think you could add above (and a bit on each side to retain ratio) if you have it. Love the tropical feel with the palm leaves.