Nankeen Night Heron

[PhilCook]

At long last we have had some rain here which is maybe why I came across 4 of these birds yesterday in a region I've never seen them in before. Usually nocturnal, but maybe the rain had flushed out some bugs and frogs to temp them out into the daylight, although I didn't see them hunting at all, just sitting on a dead tree ?

Canon 7D + 500 f4....f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 320 , no flash, tripod mounted, manual exposure.....Very overcast day with intermittent rain......added canvas top and bottom, cloned out three sticks below the bird and smoothed to minimise the composition ?.......selective sharpen.

[Karl Egressy]

Great to find one in the open, Phil. Great image, love the pose and the side light brings out some nice details.

[Randy Rimland]

not much to say but great details with a nice smooth and soft (not in as not sharp) look

I might take some off the top and bottom (right below the fork)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the silky smooth plumage you brought out here, with good details too. Good comp, light, perch.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice colours and light in this image. I do like the confortable look of the bird and the eye contact.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely pose, details and colors. Comp looks good to me. I would sharpen the eye area a bit more.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Phil, great sighting and capture here, and love the way he is looking down the line of the perch. Great view of the feet and toes.

[Diane Miller]

I love how the bird matches the perch! Great detail, IQ and pose -- striking image!

[Amy Kay]

Great light, details and comp.

[Satish Ranadive]

Phil:
Excellent image.Love the way bird pops up against BG. Very nicely composed.Great lights,colors and details.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Very nice Phil. Love the soft plumage on this guy. Techs look great as dose the BG. He has a real ominous stare. Well done

[christopher galeski]

nice capture,great light and pose,nice perch.

[PhilCook]

Thanks for looking, not often these birds sit nicely fo0r the camera and took quite a lot of images while the moment was hot...so to speak

[Frank Schauf]

Great pose and setting you have here.