Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

[Daniel Belasco]

canon 20d 500mm f4@f8 1/400 iso 400

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the attentive look and head angle. I find that the BG competes with the subject, I might lighten the head of the bird a bit.

[Morkel Erasmus]

another vote for lightening the bird. lovely detail captured - the lines in the BG form symmetry with the neck.

[David Smith]

I agre with the above, plus, I would like to see something done with that distracting green piece of grass going through the body ..

Dave

[Tony Whitehead]

I like the BG texture but would eliminate the sharp grass stem in front of the bird. Agree on lightening the head - fill flash would have achieved that at capture and reduced the risk of noise by opening it up in post. Nice and sharp with good HA.

[Aidan Briggs]

Agree on the above points. I would add that the white patch in the BG is very distracting. The blacks are also a bit blocked, I would try lightening them.

[Peter Wallack]

Good Image. Good Thread. I want those eyes a bit lighter---try a dodging tool sized for the eye and see if that does anything for you.