Green Heron with shrimp

[Lorant Voros]

Here is one from the lower part of North America; from the coast of Yucatan.

1DMKIV
500mm+1.4TC
ISO800
f:8
1/1250
Skimmer pod

[Arthur Morris]

Quite lovely. Sharp, nice BKGR. Great shrimp. Soft light. I find myself wishing for more of the REFL. Did you create any verticals?

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Simply beautiful image, Lorant. The IQ is superb and the water seems to bend into the BG seamlessly. Well done with shrimp too.




Geoffrey

[Ishmeet Sahni]

A beautiful image Lorant, nice light. I would liked to have seen more of the reflection though.

[Bill Dix]

Good one, Lorant. Nice pose, painterly BG, and I like the shrimp. For my $.02 worth, the reflection doesn't seem to warrant including any more of it, and I might even suggest trimming some of it off. I'm wondering what a little more pop might do for the bird -- I'm not sure what, but maybe a Soft Light adjustment layer at 25% opacity?? Or just a tad more contrast or saturation?? Just a thought.

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice pose, light and details, I like the small snack too

[Karl Egressy]

Excellent pose and details. The food item in the beak adds lot of interest, Lorant.

[Binu John]

Fabulous shot! Excellent pose, details and POV! The shrimp in it's beak takes this to the top! Well done!

[Lorant Voros]

Thanks for the comments and suggestions, everyone. Artie, I can make a full frame vertical from the original, but I didn't find the reflection strong enough for that version. Here it is though quickly edited. Let me know what you think.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image with magical colors and nice details. I like the composition in OP.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Beautiful frame with great colors and a nice pose with the shrimp in the beak. I like both comps. Well done.