Preening GBH

[Adhika Lie]

An environmental shot of a great blue heron preening in the evening light...

Nikon D750 + Tamron 150-600
600mm, 1/1250, f/9.0, ISO3200

[arash_hazeghi]

Hi Adhika, I like the habitat but this image isn't working for me. the half-closed eye and the dirty beak distract me. BG is a bit noisy.

TFS

[Geoff Newhouse]

Hi, I like the image overall. The half closed eye is okay for me, gives it a unique look. The background rendering looks a bit nervous and distracts from the subject. Maybe doing some selective blur/NR on the entire background would smooth it out and focus more on the subject.

TFS
Geoff