Squacco Heron

[Ryan Lambert]

This Squacco Heron was taken early morning at the Marievale Bird Sanctuary.

Camera Model Canon 40D
Lens EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 1
ISO Speed 200
Focal Length 400mm

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Perfect HA Ryan. Well done. Love the thick perch and the green growth. Nice BG too. :) Also, what a hairdo! :) I'd clone the white speck on the perch to the right of the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Pin sharp Ryan, and what a cool pose. The slither of BG below the perch is a bit distracting, but to crop it away, leaves you with a tight edge next to the feet. Im not sure by increasing the space would be better. I would also darken him a tad. Still, Im jealous, as I dont have one. Cheers.

[Kobus Tollig]

Great exposure comp and pose. WEll done on this

[Markus Jais]

Great shot. Wonderful, composition, sharpness and details. The blue BG is great for this bird.

Markus

[David Fletcher]

Cracking shot Ryan. Like the sharpness and as mentioned, the hairdo. Pose is excellent as is comp.

[Arthur Morris]

Lovely bird, SH, and EXP. You might consider toning down the blue sky as it looks a bit electric. Lastly, a thinner perch would have been nice. The COMP is also spot-on.

[Ryan Lambert]

Thank you all for the kind comments, Artie, it actually water in the BG, but i suppose it is still the reflection of the sky:) I will tone it down a tad.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Very nice pise, detail and colors, great exposure IMO and lovely comp. with that perch a tad more room to the bottom would've helped. Congratulations!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness and pose look good. I would adjust the midtones to 0.9 or so since it looks a bit too light on my monitor.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Thanks for sharing this lovely bird here.
Light is gorgeous, love the pose and BG. Agree about a thinner perch but that would be it. Cheers.