(Black-crowned) Night Heron

[Gal Shon]

A very curious juvenile,
No crop, 20D 400/f5.6
Iso 400, f7.1, 1/400, -0.67
Feel free to comment and thanks for looking

[Brian Barcelos]

Very nice portrait. Great sharpness and beautiful BG. This one is beautiful Gal. Congrats.

Brian

[Leo Berzins]

Nice, detailed portrait. The background is stunning.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the eye contact, sharpness and the interesting BG and if it were mine I might crop a tad off the right.

[David Fletcher]

Cracking shot Gal. bg is to die for.

[ericbowles]

Very nice image - sharp and an nice background.

I agree with a slightly tighter crop. I would trim a little off the top and a little from the right side of the image.


Eric

[Ryan Lambert]

Good detail and colour captured here with a smooth background, I personally like the composition here as I feel it is well balanced...

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

WOW! beautiful. BG is stunning. It seems like he was in shade. Was he? The details and exposure without use of fill flash is very impressive.

I would just crop a little from the top and not right. Pano crop.

[Ramon M. Casares]

I am with Kaustubh about the crop. I might tone down the BG, but I like the light, detail and sharpness.
Congratulations!

[Gal Shon]

It seems like he was in shade. Was he?

Yes he was,
The BG (the far side of the pool) got the last rays of sun, and he walked into the shaded part.
You can see it in the eye as well.

[Bob Malbon]

Gal, Just super!! Comp, BG and detail - perfect. Bob

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gal Stunning image Love it as presented Would look good with any of the suggested crops and its just a mater of taste !!! Big Congrats !!!

[Morkel Erasmus]

so sharp with a dreamy BG! the eye and BG colour makes this shot for me. any crop from here would work, just watch that you don't go too tight.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Gal,
Love it as presented - don't change a thing...
Best,
Nicki

[Jay Gould]

Gal, outstanding! Change nothing; the graduated BG is tops and highlights a perfect bird!!!

[Connie Mier]

Gal, lovely shot, the bg does it for me, not to mention the pose and details.
Connie

[Doug Brown]

Excellent pose and sharpness; the BG is gorgeous! The bird looks like it could stand a little brightening; -2/3 seems like a lot of negative EC for your subject.

[denise ippolito]

Gal, Beautiful BG and sharpness. Great looking eye!!

[James Salywoda]

WOW! Sweet mood captured and these colors are fantastic beautiful image.

[Desmond Chan]

Wow, 58 views but already 18 comments !? Glad I take a look at it :D

Good capture!

[Chris Kotze]

Super detail and colours with a excellent BG

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I love the lighting in this image, your image really shows off these guys' beautiful red eyes. One minor thing that bothers me is too much space around the subject.

[Stu Bowie]

Excellent detail Gal, and those BG colours are amazing. I feel the comp works very well as is. Well captured.

[Dave Barnes]

Very good IQ Gal. Would not change a thing.

[Kiran Poonacha]

beautiful image Gal, I like it as it is. the Bg and the Birds eyes makes this.

[Erich Stevens]

Gal,

When it comes to bird photography, my favorite kinds of images are portraits shot w/superteles because you get to see details you can't see from a normal distance. I love this one and wouldn't change a thing. Great work!

[sree.kumar.h]

The subtle sunset reflection in the eye. A fantasy BG! Wow! Can't get better. I am not sure about the crop changes.