Black-crowned Night-Heron

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO800~F6.3~1/1600sec~manual exposure~hand held~Brays Bayou, Houston~overcast~8-3-09
CS4/Topaz Adjust3(small detail preset)/Topaz Clean2
Another from the banks of the bayou.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[denise ippolito]

Bill, Nice pose and the effect on the rocks is great! The fish is a bonus and the HA w/ sharp eye is very nice. I would evict the flora that intersects w/ the neck. Nicely done.

[Dave Phillips]

now THIS is thew Bill M look.....agree about the little flora, but this is so
nicely detailed Bill. Might try for a wee bit more detail in the fish, even if you have to "put" it there.

[Dave Mills]

Hi Bill...Another nice one! Agree with Denise about the flower(looks like it's emanating from the bird) but an easy fix....

[Christopher Miller]

Very nice, Bill! Like the bird's pose and all the fine details. The fish is a great bonus!

[Mark Fuge]

Nice image. Like it. Focused on the subject with no "open area" in the middle ;).

As for the flower, would agree. Unless of course, he is taking the fish to a friend's for dinner and therefore wearing a Boutonniere. :D

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks for the comments,and suggestions are valid. However, I'm going with Mark again:"he is taking the fish to a friend's for dinner and therefore wearing a Boutonniere." I thought it was more obvious that this is what was taking place! regards~Bill

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Hi Bill,
Wonderful image. I agree with Denise about digitally gardening out that flower. The first thing I noticed. :)
Thanks for sharing. :)