Great image overall! Everything is there: superbly sharp, great light, beautiful low angle, lovely OOF background. Was well worth the 90 minutes in the water!
Hi Dorian ... i would call your pant wetting a well worth effort
Cracking image with lovely color palette paired with the top notch DOF , subject looks very good on all counts .
Very nice work !!!!
Thank you all for the kind words. I'm usually struggling to get close to small birds in natural surrounds, so it's rare that my subject fills the frame; the IQ difference is certainly noticeable in this instance. Gotta love bigger targets!