Maldivian Grey Heron.

[Marc Mol]

Taken at Veligandu Island, Maldives, whilst celebrating my wife's 40th birthday.

Nikon D300, 70-200VR+1.7tc, ISO200, f/4.8, 1/500s@340.



C & C most welcome

Cheers
Marc

[Doug Brown]

Classic pose with good sharpness Marc! Angle of light is less than ideal and some of the whites look a little hot on my monitor. Wish your wife a happy birthday!

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree about the light angle - some fill flash would have helped with the shadows here and helped put "life" into the eye. There is a dark halo along the back of the neck (perhaps as result of post-processing). Outdoors is a good way to spend any birthday! :-)

[Juan Aragonés]

I agree about the dark halo around the neck. I like a lot the pose of the bird and the background and love the light.

[Linda Robbins]

Nice composition and sharpness. The dark halo at the neck will be easy to remove in PS. Do wish for a better light angle though. Happy Birthday to your wife!