Black-crowned Night-Heron

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO800~F6.3~1/1600sec~manual exposure~hand held~Brays Bayou, Houston~overcast~8-3-09
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
Another from the banks of the bayou.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

Bill, Nice pose and the effect on the rocks is great! The fish is a bonus and the HA w/ sharp eye is very nice. I would evict the flora that intersects w/ the neck. Nicely done.

now THIS is thew Bill M look.....agree about the little flora, but this is so
nicely detailed Bill. Might try for a wee bit more detail in the fish, even if you have to "put" it there.

Hi Bill...Another nice one! Agree with Denise about the flower(looks like it's emanating from the bird) but an easy fix....

Very nice, Bill! Like the bird's pose and all the fine details. The fish is a great bonus!

Nice image. Like it. Focused on the subject with no "open area" in the middle ;).

As for the flower, would agree. Unless of course, he is taking the fish to a friend's for dinner and therefore wearing a Boutonniere. :D

Thanks for the comments,and suggestions are valid. However, I'm going with Mark again:"he is taking the fish to a friend's for dinner and therefore wearing a Boutonniere." I thought it was more obvious that this is what was taking place! regards~Bill

Hi Bill,
Wonderful image. I agree with Denise about digitally gardening out that flower. The first thing I noticed. :)
Thanks for sharing. :)