Great Blue Heron with breakfast...

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image of a Great Blue Heron this morning at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 360 AWB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC, cleaned up out of focus vegetation below and left of the beak, Iris Enhancement to eye and darkened the pupil in Lightroom
Cropped for composition and presentation

[Colin Driscoll]

Great detail, and exposure.

[Ryan von Linden]

Excellent portrait of a feeding GBH. Nailed the exposure and tack sharp detail throughout.

[Arthur Morris]

Excellent comments above. A bit more head turn towards you would have improved and already strong image. The bird is a bit raggedy...

Do you know what the prey item it?

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[Joseph Przybyla]

The bird is a bit raggedy...

Do you know what the prey item it?

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Hi Artie, I do not know what the prey item is, will have to work on identifying it. Regarding the bird being a bit raggedy... Is it just the bird or my processing?

Thank you for viewing and commenting.

[Arthur Morris]

YAW. It is the bird. His bill needed a bath.

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[Daniel Cadieux]

A bit better head angle, and the fish being the other way around would have made this even better, but I love the details and composition. I'm liking the bit of reddish wing bend in the lower right corner.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Thanks everyone for viewing and commenting, very much appreciated.