Eye to eye

[eddyswan]

A Purple Heron with its catch, taken from a local pond few days back.
5D3, EF 400mm 5.6, f5.6, 1/1600s, iso 1600, HH. Cropped about 50%, removed an OOF leave at upper right corner of the frame.

[Amol Khedgikar]

What a beautiful capture. Just the other day Artie was discussing whether prey angle is important or the Predator's head angle. You got best of both world here.

Love the colors , clarity, details, sharpness and IQ even after a 50% crop. The only thing IMO is the bird is too centered. If this were mine I would take some off from the right and add to the left.

[Robert Kimbrell]

What a beautiful bird, I have only seen them on BPN. I must agree, You really have a good angle on the prey.

[David Salem]

Great look at this beautiful Heron and the fish is a big plus. The exposure and detail look good and the green BG sets of the bird nicely. Well done.

[eddyswan]

Thanks all for the feedback.
Here is the revised version, I re-cropped to make more space on the left.

[Raybel Robles]

Superb image! I love the expression on the fish face lol

[Grace Scalzo]

You can tell from the iq of the wing that this is a heavy crop. I would loosed it up all the way around, especially right (as viewed) and bottom. Nice angle on the fish!

[Mike Landwehr]

Just a wonderful image. The original crop was OK by me, but the repost is slightly better. The colors are just great. I love the way the background colors complement the colors provided by the subject. The S-curve in the neck adds a lot of interest, as do the matching eyes (bird and prey), the open mouth of the prey, and the erect dorsal fin of the prey.