THE SENTINEL

[Arno Ellmer]

A Squacco Heron on the alert for a catch .
Image created at a local bird sanctuary
I quite like the side light and the plumes swirling in the wind.

Canon 1D X
500mm + 1.4 x
f/9.0
1/1600
ISO 800

Shot from a hide.
Cropped on all sides.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wow, the angle of the light and the dynamic pose are killer in this image! I've never seen one of these before, so I can't tell if it's there is a slight color cast or if that's the color of the plumage. Either way, the detail is awesome in the feathers. Can't say I would do anything to this image. great job all around.

[Jon Rista]

Wow indeed! Phenomenal shot. Love the lighting, the perch, and the background. That plumage is pretty amazing, too. Very well done. The 1D X in the hands of a skilled photographer is a thing of wonder.

[Randy Stout]

Arno:

The plumes make it, the side lighting adds some form and depth, interesting pose, like the plume shadow.

I could see teasing a sliver more detail out of the shadowed areas , but very nice as is.

Cheers

Randy

[Sanjeevprakash]

Beautiful shot,Arno.You've handeled the harsh ligh very well here.The details are well exposed and nice subtle BG.Like the hairdo ( if I may call as such).TFS

[gail bisson]

This is absolutely lovely.
I like the square comp. It works well here.
Love, love the crest feathers swirling and the one legged stance.
No nits from me!
Gail

[Jim Crosswell]

Great image Arno! I like the pose, plumes, IQ, details and composition

[Satish Ranadive]

Absolutely superb image.Love the pose,crest feathers and it's shadow, lights,colors,the perch, and the background.

Regards,
Satish.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thanks to you all for the kind comments !

[Robert Holguin]

Terrific shot!!!
Love the pose, excellent details, love the side lighting, great perch, and I really like how the head feathers come up.
Beautiful bird.
Very well done.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thank you all for the kind comments. Always appreciated !