Long-bill Wanna-be?

[Bill Dix]

This humble fellow was hoping to make his bill look longer, so he could qualify for the new theme. Yellow-crowned Night-Heron from several weeks ago.

D7200, 500f4, ISO 1250, 1/2500s @ f/8 manual. Full-frame (added sliver on top, cropped equal amount from bottom.)

[Lorant Voros]

Funny title that goes with the theme of the month for sure:). I like the nice IQ, the nice light and the green environment; I find the OOF branch a little distracting here. TFS Bill.

[Randy Stout]

Bill:

Nicely exposed, sharp, tiny stick in bill cute. The juxtaposition of that stick and the branch in the bg gave me the impression that he was painting the bg.

I appreciate Lorant's point about the stick in the bg, but for me, because the head is turned a bit that way, it seems to give him a focus point to be looking at.

Cheers

Randy

[Alan Murphy]

Excellent image with a great BG. The stick is a plus, but wish for eye contact.

[adrian dancy]

All good to me. The bird is clearly focused/contemplating on something. I'm fine with the BG.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Great capture, Bill. Love that early morning light. Stick is a very nice plus.




Geoffrey

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bill, lovely light in this, and I do like the intense stare. You have brought out the feather detail very well, sharp, and the stick protruding from the bill adds interest.

If you want this in this month's theme, you need to add 'theme' to your title.

[Karen Pleasant]

Lovely image! The technicals, aesthetics and composition all work for me. Well done.

[Bill Dix]

Hi Bill, lovely light in this, and I do like the intense stare. You have brought out the feather detail very well, sharp, and the stick protruding from the bill adds interest.

If you want this in this month's theme, you need to add 'theme' to your title.

Thanks Stu. I figured this guy didn't qualify. Maybe he'll find a bigger stick next time.

[Bill Dix]

Thank you everyone.