One of my favorite species taken last summer at Vransko lake(Croatia)....
I waited laying on my belly for egrets and this beauty just walked in my frame ,it was few hours after storm and the light was perfect.I was so exited that I forget to turn camera in vertical position so this is crop from horizontal :(...amateur mistake....but we learn every day...aren't we?
I like double x shapes created by legs and wings.
20D+ 100-400@350mm ....f/6.3, 1/400 s, ISO 400,-0.33 eV , bean bag on rocky beach.
Oh, this is lovely. Looks like a juvenile. The crossed legs, the soft light, the sweet background colors, and the razor sharp face are all great. Later and love, artie
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Fantastic image Marco. Last year I took a similar images but unfortunately I made a compo mistake as the virtual legs were cut. Beautiful lights here.
Don't worry about the vertical crop :) It is still fine.
Szimi
You have fantastic light there Marco. And the bird's got such elegant pose. The only thing I find a little distracting is the out of focus spots in both bottom corners.
That is some gorgeous light! Love the beautiful pose and bg colors. I would agree with the suggestions to remove the oof reflections in both bottom corners.