Green Heron

[Joseph Przybyla]

I was able to go to the marsh today and was fortunate to spot this heron. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000, Nikon 70-300mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF shot at 300mm (450mm FFE), 1/1000 F/5.6 ISO 360
Processed in Lightroom 5, cropped from horizontal to vertical for composition

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Very nice natural setting, nice pose and bird placement. I like your comp and techs. Nicely done Joe.

[Marina Scarr]

I think you did well to make your subject stand out in a difficult environmental situation. When I first saw the thumbnail, I said "no way" but it works!

[gail bisson]

This works for me. Nice pose with a nice view of the environment.
I would be tempted to clone out the one dead branch near the bottom of the neck.
Gail

[Binu John]

Very nice pose and vertical composition! TFS

[Ivan Sjögren]

It is a bit to busy for me. The pearch itself is very Beautiful and interesting but I'm distracted bit those bright greens in the fg. Otherwise I like the pose and the light, nice exposure but I would bring down the whites on the neck.