Young whistling Heron (Chiflón)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi everybody, today, after a few days without posting, I would like to share this shot of a young Whistling Heron, I created this image yesteday in my farm in General Madariaga, near the Buenos Aires coast.
Hope you like it. Enjoy!

MarkII
300mm f4
580EX (better beamer)
Handheld
1/800sec
f 7.1
ISO 200
Exp Comp +1/3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, pose and details. The color of the sky has a color cast on my monitor.

[bill kominsky]

Hi Ramón, love it, love it, and love it, great wing position and super detail and clarity and no color cast on my screen that I can see. Congrats on a fantastic image.

[Nate Chappell]

Excellent flight shot with nice comp Ramon

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Que tal Ramon!
Great subject and action capture here. I find the light a bit contrasty but may be is just my sight.
I don't know this species but I guess it would look a bit better if you increase the sat just a bit, at least for my taste. Very good job.

[Fabs Forns]

Whoa, interesting bird. Agree the sky looks a bit funky, easy to correct. Love the pose and light. Head and feet could go a bit sharper.

[Don Lacy]

Sweet looking bird and light .

[Ramon M. Casares]

Thank you all very much for your comments and insights, here's a respost, I corrected the sky color, sharpened the head and legs a bit and also gave a bit more saturation to the bird, let me know if you think it's better. Again, thanks!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Also, here's a composite I did whit a shot of the moon I took right after this flight was taken.

[Fabs Forns]

Buenisimo, mi amigo.

terrific, my friend.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Stunning flight pose and I love the extended neck position. I saw these birds while in the Pantanal, Brazil but never had the opportunity to see them ion flight. Great timing and wing position. Love it Ramon and many thanks for sharing.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

I stay with the second version.
Your compo with the moon is also very good.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Repost is lovely Ramon!!! The colors in the feathers are complimented so well by the sky.