Tricolored Heron

[Lorant Voros]

Sometimes you can see many beautiful things while driving. This heron was spotted in some wetland close to Cancun.

1DMKIII
500mm+1.4
ISO400
f:8
1/1600
Handheld

95005

[stuart wanuck]

nice feather detail interesting posture

[Arthur Morris]

Best thing here: a perfect preening head angle. Otherwise well done on all counts and I love its little rock as well as the drooped wing. You are a posting maniac!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

What a pose and nice view of the head and eye. As Artie mentioned, the drooped wing and those primaries are awesome.

[Lorant Voros]

Best thing here: a perfect preening head angle. Otherwise well done on all counts and I love its little rock as well as the drooped wing. You are a posting maniac!

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Artie, you are way too nice:-). To be honest I was dying for the last 7 months being in big cities working for the circus companies and neglecting nature. I lived again during my two weeks in the South of Mexico, sleeping for a few hours, waking up at 4:30AM every day to be out there. I don't have to tell you how it feels. So I have a few photos that is filled with this energy and happiness I feel while being in nature and doing what I love and I am happy to share those in this forum where I get the honest critic and feedback.

Thanks again, everyone.

Lorant

[Arthur Morris]

And we are glad that you have chosen to share them with us. I am headed to arctic Norway on SAT for a week in the wilderness with Dovekies and breeding plumage Purple Sandpipers among others.....

[Lorant Voros]

And we are glad that you have chosen to share them with us. I am headed to arctic Norway on SAT for a week in the wilderness with Dovekies and breeding plumage Purple Sandpipers among others.....

I hope one day I can accompany you on one of your trips to learn from you and share the energy of nature. Enjoy the trip, stay safe and share many images with us.

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks and will do and good plan. My understanding is that we will have fast internet above the arctic circle! But, there will be sunlight 24 hours per day.....

[Marina Scarr]

This is a KILLER pose. What I like as much as the HA, is the feathers and how they have separated and formed a part down the heron's back. Very clean and the grasses work well in the FG. Very pleasing capture.

[christopher galeski]

nice one Lorant,good feather detail head angle,good BG,good comp.thanks.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely Heron...I like the complimentary colors and pose. perfect shooting angle and BG! Nicely done Laront!

[Nico Steenberg]

Great preening pose and detail captured ! I like the comp and the IMG is perfect exposed Well done on this !