bittern 3

[stuart wanuck]

nikon d 800
500 mm

[vishaljadhav]

Interesting image, the BG looks like water colour painting
Sharp at all the good places
i may just like a small bit added to the right

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Stu, I am loving the BG and light, as mentioned above, the bird's pose is interesting and is not so common, at least for me, to see such pose.

[Shawn Zierman]

The flight poses on the previous two were stronger due to wing positioning imo. Regardless, this rocks, because of the light quality, species, and relative sharpness. Blending out the dark tone in the background right above the bird's left wing is worth considering. In terms of tone and texture, I prefer this background to the previous two.

[Bob Pelkey]

Excellent head angle. I am not so lucky with flight shots 99% of the time. Had you considered the bittern a little too tight in the frame, Stuart?

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the sharpness, slight wing blur, BG, light and body angle. Excellent image Stuart! I will have to find the others in your series.i