Tri-colored Heron

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image last October at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. The heron took flight and crossed the trail I was walking, I got off three frames before it's back was to me.

Nikon D7000, Nikon 70-300mm shot at 300mm, 1/2500, F/8, ISO 1100, almost full frame, processed in Lightroom 5

[Dvir Barkay]

Very nice, good pose and background. I would personally desaturate the yellows a tad bit.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Nice sharpness. Bg and eye contact are just as nice. The pano crop works for this pose, however in an ideal world the wing position would be less flat.

[Rob Melone]

Nice sharpness and complementary bg color!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree it would have been ideal to not have as "flat" a wing position, but I'm still liking the gliding pose. Nice colours, BG, details. Light a bit harsh but dealt with best you could.

[Diane Miller]

I find the pose and crop very pleasing. Wonder if the color overall is a bit saturated, but I don't know the bird that well. Is there a little more detail to be brought out of the darks? The Shadows and Highlights sliders are amazing. But maybe that gets into bringing up noise.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thank you all for viewing and commenting. I appreciate the suggestions offered to improve my image. I revisited the image hopefully implementing the suggestions offered. Below is posted that image.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent flight pose and sharp details.