Blackcrowned Night Heron ( Juv )

[Stu Bowie]

Going through some old files that I hadnt even processed. This was taken in Cape Town Dec last year. This guy was pretty close, but I was in a hide. Im not too keen on the varied BG, but hey, we cant always choose it. The HA could have been slightly more towards me.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 260mm
1/500
F/8
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Sharpness, light and pose look good. I agree with your self-critique.

[Jim Fenton]

Hi Stuart..

Exposure looks good as does sharpness. I'd also agree with the issues you noted.

Had you softly spoken to the bird, might it have looked toward you?

[denise ippolito]

Hi Stuart, Your image is sharp and well exposed. I agree a better HA would have been nice-but I think the intense look shows behavior well and I'm not bothered by it. I'm not fond of the BG either,but as you said-

[Stu Bowie]

Axel, Jim, Denise, thanks so much for the comments. Much appreciated.