Nankeen Night Heron on a stick

[PhilCook]

Another one of these generally nocturnal birds....pretty dull and cold day sadly, a quick grab shot a split second before it left, so no thought in settings...kinda liked it's scrawny fingers lol

Canon 7d + 500 f4....f5, 1/400, ISO 320, manual exposure, tripod mounted, no flash used......selective sharpen, backdrop noise reduction, slight crop

So, bye 4 now, off on a houseboat holiday for a while

[Robert Holguin]

Great shot.
I really like the perch, nice background, great pose, and great comp.
Well done.

Enjoy your vacation. :)

[mohammad reza shahab]

very nice pose,perch and great BG.

[Leo Berzins]

Nice work to capture one of these handsome birds in the open like this Phil.
Also a well composed image.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Very nice image Phil, you did well given the conditions, I like the eye and the curled fingers! Good detail on the feathers. Well done.

[gail bisson]

have a great holiday!
We did a houseboat holiday on the Murray River when we lived in Melbourne.
This is a lovely image.
I like the darker, moodier lighting.
I really like the curly Q's of the branch on the RHS.
I agree the toes and nails are very cool!
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Phil, night herons are always special, as they are not always seen in the open like this. Nice and sharp, and I like how he pops against the darker BG.

Have a great holiday.

[stuart wanuck]

Lovely image

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Phil,

Really diggin' the pastel tone of this image. I would usually look into adding a bit more contrast, but I think it works well here :)

Have fun on your vacation!

Miguel

[Robert Kimbrell]

Bird really pops on that background. Nice job on the comp. and exposure.

[Satish Ranadive]

Simple and very very sweet image.Love the colors,pose,perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely image! the dark BG makes the subject pop. Particularly like the DOF.