yellow-crowned night heron

[allanrube]

early morning
D300s 600mm with 1.4 tc - 1/1250 f/6.3 - -.7 EC - (auto) iso 220

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[Morkel Erasmus]

I quite like this intimate composition - great light and details. Do you have a little more space above the eye?

[allanrube]

I only cropped from the right. I did want the eye near the top to get the line from eye, beak, foot.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Loved the comp. so well seen. These are hard. wonderfully sharp bill and foot. If mine, I'd sharpen the eye and face a bit. Higher ISO and smaller aperture would have been better. I think you must have needed the SS to freeze this.

[Arthur Morris]

Love these super tight images. Wonderful SH and fine detail. I too would like a smidge more room above. And I would not mind seeing the BLACKs and the NEUTRALs a bit darker. Love those toes.

[DanWalters]

Really like the tight crop and the detail in the bill and feet. Nice background color as well.

[Craig Brelsford]

Why not? The shot works. The details are there. I'm loving the topography of your foot and bill. I'd perhaps like the bill darkened up a bit; it's not inviting my eye quite as much as the foot. Think about a little more room up top.

[Tin Man Lee]

Someday I want to see one of these guys. I like the creative composition which created a frame within a frame. If I have to pick one thing, its probably just me but I would sharpen the eyes a little bit, everything else seem super sharp though.

[Chris Korman]

Good eye for this composition. It works.

[Pieter de Waal]

Great closeup with nice exposure and excellent detail. I tend to agree with more space above the eye.

[Stu Bowie]

Great close up, and overall tack sharp. This is different, and it works for me.