Yellow-crowned Night Heron and Spider Silk

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA-700~Sony70-400G@280mm~ISO800~1/640sec~F5.6~manual exposure~7-6-09~Houston, Texas
CS4~Topaz Adjust(fine detail preset) /Topaz Clean2
I thought this guy was just preening this morning til I got home and looked at the image.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I love the capture. I think his raised foot pulling the webbing off is interesting. Nice HA and beautiful details. I think you handle the Topaz Clean program very well!! I'm seeing a bit of noise in BG. Very well done !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Neat Bill. love the toe in the web. Great moment captured here.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I am glad I am not the only one who hates spiderwebs across my face. Neat and unusual image. Thanks for sharing William. :)

[Christopher Miller]

Love the capture, William! The Topaz effect really brought out the fine details. I would suggest toning down the highlights a bit as they seem a little bright to me. Well done!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Bill,
I like the capture...agree with Lady Denise on the noise reduction in the background...:cool:

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks guys. Christopher:Good observation about toning down the highlights, especially the short branch near the web. I could rectify this pretty easily.
Appreciate the observations, I take them all under consideration. regards~Bill

[WIlliam Maroldo]

posted latest image here by mistake