Big Blue

[Robert Holguin]

Hello everyone. A couple of weeks back while driving along a canal I spotted this heron. I drove real slow praying it would not fly since they always tend to do that.
To my surprise it was not spooked by my presence and let me get pretty close.
Taken right before sun down.
C&C welcomed and encouraged.
Nikon 300s l Nikon 300 2.8 w/1.7 tc l ISO 800 l 1/250 l F8 l Multi Segment l Manual l On bean bag from car window.

[Steve Canuel]

Nice shot Robert. The slightly raised foot makes it more than just a static pose, the light is nice and warm, and you got some nice detail in the plumage.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice warm tones and good details well done!

[dankearl]

Robert,
Very nice warm colors and pose of the Heron.
Nice you did not overlook this, a very attractive photo!

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent image.Beautiful lights and warm colors.
Love the pose,details and nice BG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sachin Saraf]

Beautiful light, pose and details...light is magical in this image.

[Randy Stout]

Robert:

Nice balance between the BG and birds luminosity, good colors, nice pose and details.

Cheers

Randy

[Nick Palmieri]

Love these guys. Nice BG and nice pose.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

You made great use of the opportunity, Robert. I think Randy nailed the critique - that you've achieved a nice balance between the bg and the bird's luminosity. As everyone said, the light is killer.
Very nice work.

[gail bisson]

What wonderful light!
Good IQ as well. I wouldn't mind a bit more room up top to show off more of that great BG,
Gail

[David Salem]

Great light and warm colors. Well exposed and full of detail. Like the pose with the clutched foot too. Very pleasing image. Well done Robert

[Karl Egressy]

The light and background are so beautiful. Robert.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Robert, Herons always make great subjects, and good DOF on him too. Having said that, the detail shows from tip of bill, to tip of tail. I like the 'lazy' leg pose, and the colours in the BG adds that something extra.