Rufescent-Tiger Heron (Hocó Colorado)

[Ramon M. Casares]

Well, hi everybody, this is not my best shot and there a few things I would've wanted to be better, fisrt the head angle, secondly the bottom as it it not very neat to my taste, and lastly, a slightly better light. But I still like this image as it shows the amazing neck these birds have. I hope you like it. Comments and Critiques are welcome and apreciated!

MarkII
300mm f4
1/640Seg.
F5.6
+2/3
ISO 400
15%crop.

Enjoy!

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Ramon,

What a cool looking bird. Very nice low angle and very sharp. I wish the branch on the left side of the frame was not there. You can easily clone that out. IMO, Looks a little bright as well. Overall excellent work!

[Harshad Barve]

What a neck he has man,
Nice image , I would have loved some more space all around IMO

Thanks for sharing
Harshad

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I do like the pose and eye contact and would give it more room at the top.

[Kobus Tollig]

Ditto your own nits but its a keeper for sure well done

[Randy Stout]

Ramon:

What a neck!

Agree with your self critque, but I always use this type of image as a motivator to get out and do it again, and hopefully address the issues your raised.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Lorant Voros]

Hello Ramon,

I love these birds. They are very spectacular with their pattern and neck.

The light isn't ideal for sure. They look magical with the golden light. However, the pose is great with the stretched long neck. I would use a crop where there is more room on the top.

Thanks for posting this beautiful bird.Congrats.

[Nate Chappell]

I like the stretched out neck, the head angle is fine for me, the bottom is a little messy but certainly not a big image. These are great birds, really nice image Ramon

[Juan Aragonés]

I totally agree with your self critic Ramon and another vote for more room at the top and cloning out the branch at the left.