Innocent?

[wendell westfall]

D70s 70-200VR 2X@400 1/250 f5.6 ISO400 0EV

I think black-crowned night herons, both juvenile and adult, are among our more beautiful and innocent-looking birds -- in spite of their unexpected ferociousness which I've witnessed when they "take" baby ducklings. A week ago I spotted this little fellow in a typical pose, high up in the brush . . .

Wendell

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Wendell Ferocious they are !!!

I like the pose and surrounding, stands up well against it !! Would turn saturation down and crop some from the right to have him a little closer to edge ... great spacing up/down !!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Wendell,
I like the capture, agree on the cropping from the right to off set your bird and to tone down the greens...you have very sharp details and a good head angle with a clear sharp eye...congrats...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

HI Wendell - agree with Gus and AL - he is a good looking littel fellow :)

[Gail Spitler]

I like that this image really stands up with the surrounding habitat. Not always possible. It becomes a vivid portrait of the bird. Well done.Like the fact that the bird is right at eye level too.
Agree with the above suggestions about the crop and try de-saturating.
Gail

[Harold Davis]

i ditto al exactly! nice capture wendell. i like the bird in it's natural habitat here.