Little Bittern

[Kobus Tollig]

400mm
1/3200 sec, f/7.1
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Flash: Off
Taken Near Johannesburg.

[Andy Brown]

Nicely framed, good eye contact and sweet lighting. I'm finding it a tad soft, perhaps due to the downsizing for the web? I think a gentle round of sharpening would bring out the detail in the soft light brown feathers really well.

[Stu Bowie]

I really like the light and colours in this. Great capture of a shy character Kobus.

[Randy Stout]

Kobus:

I like the dorsal view, the great feet and the light. I do agree with Andy that the bird seems just a bit soft.
The bird looks like it is angling just a bit away from us. The eye seems just a bit odd(I think it is the effect of the catchlight), and I would be curious to see how it looks after a bit more sharpening.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the wing position and light and would sharpen the bird a bit more.

[Bryan Erb]

Nice pose and light. Agree bird could be a bit sharper.