Green Heron II.

[Karl Egressy]

Here is an image of the same Green Heron. This time it has a long neck.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 1D MIV
Canon 500 f4.0 L IS II
ISO 800
f7.1
1/2500 s

[Satish Ranadive]

Superb image of beautiful Hero.I like the placement of bird and perch ,concentration of him and inclusion of environment, beautiful colors and nice details.
If mine, would remove the OOF leaves from the FG.

Regards,
Satish.

[Lyle Gruby]

Beautiful bird, IQ is great. I agree with Satish regarding the FG leaf, and I'd burn down the bright portion of the BG above the bird's head.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, love the intense fishing pose, and a good choice of comp to suit that long neck. I feel you have added too much contrast to the overall image. I thought I would give it a go by reducing the contrast on the overall image, and while I was at it, I removed the OOF plant in the FG. Hope you dont mind.

I also fixed your title ( you typed in grren heron, and of course it should have been green heron )

[Karl Egressy]

Hi Karl, love the intense fishing pose, and a good choice of comp to suit that long neck. I feel you have added too much contrast to the overall image. I thought I would give it a go by reducing the contrast on the on the overall image, and while I was at it, I removed the OOF plant in the FG. Hope you dont mind.

I also fixed your title ( you typed in grren heron, and of course it should have been green heron )

Thanks Stuart. You improved the image a lot. I like it!!!

[Bill Dix]

Great light, color and pose, Karl. Don't you love how these guys can look almost like different species when they change from a crouching to an upright pose. Stuart's repost nails it.

[Alan Murphy]

Great comp, pose and habitat. I like the version with the leaves cloned out.

[Melissa Groo]

Super portrait of this Green Heron in a classic hunting pose stance, Karl. Stuart's rework brings it up a notch. Vertical was definitely the way to go here.

[David Salem]

Great looking pose on this Heron. Nice light on the subject and the detail looks great. I like the repost and the FG plant removed. Well done

[Greg Oakley]

Great image - the best of this series I reckon Karl

[Raymond Lee]

Love the pose! I also like the version without the FG plant.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Very nice heron, light is so sweet and it's funny to see how they can extend their necks in order to reach their prays! A great image and I will vote for the repost.