Green Backed Heron

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 1D MKIII
Canon 500 f4 L IS + 1.4 ext
AV f7.1
TV 1/1250
Exp +0.33
ISO 640
AWB
Evaluative Metering
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

Cropped from horizontal...Comments and crits appreciated:S3:

[noelle zaleski]

Your heron is a beauty Dumay!

The soft background really compliments this bird. I really like the fluffy feather details in his chest as well as his feet wrapped around his perch.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Dumay,nice pose,BG,goes well with the Heron.thanks.

[Leo Berzins]

Lovely pose and complementary background Dumay.

[Chris Martinez]

I really like the composition and the background is very pleasing.
Very nice indeed :S3:

[Joe Senzatimore]

Beautiful image all around. As a matter of taste , I might have taken a bit more off the top. Just a minor comment to what is a super image.:5

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Great comp, vertical comp work very nicely. The BG also is great but might tone down brigher part on the right hand side TFS:cheers:

[Melissa Groo]

What a superb portrait, Dumay. That BG and the light, the sharpness and EXP--well done!

[Brendan Dozier]

Real nice, Dumay, well done!

[Stu Bowie]

I like the attentive pose, and well placed in the frame. Overall, nice and sharp, and a different colour to your normal mankwe BG. Well captured mate.

[Lorant Voros]

Very sweet image. The BG compliments the plumage of the bird. Very nice light and perch too. Well done.

Lorant

[gail bisson]

I love the comp. Great BG and lovely light. I would hang this on my wall!
Gail

[Bob Pelkey]

Very nice control of light on the shadow side of the bird. Gorgeous shot.