Back to Tight !!!

[Alfred Forns]

From this morning at Anhinga trail Keep trying different ways for head shots Found this bird and was able to got low and silhouette against the pink Not sure if it works? Made just before sunrise

Comments welcome and much appreciated

Nikon D3
200-400 VR
f 4.0 1/160 sec
Av -1
SB 800 at 0
ISO 1600

[John Chardine]

It works! Really very beautiful and shows so well the downward binocular vision of the herons. I see a bit of noise in the neck feathers but it is not obtrusive, and certainly not bad for ISO 1600! Lighting looks very natural.

[Steve Wheeler]

Works for me too Alfred.... Made me laugh when I opened the thread. It was not until I saw a couple head on shots like this that I realized how the eyes were situated on these birds and the "downward binocular vision" John mentions above. Makes perfect sense though when you watch them hunt!

Very neat Image Alfred!

Steve

[David Chauvin]

This is a neat study and I love the intense eyes and colorful bg. But it seems I always obsess over the OOF bill in this type of image. Too bad they won't hold still for the second frame to create a composite image.

[Jim Poor]

The bill almost looks like a nose to me :D Great BG color that matches parts of the neck.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

Works all for me. Excellent perspective. ISO1600 is impressive.
Szimi

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really love the pose and BG,nice work Alfred!

[David Hemmings]

I would say that it works pretty well, that is one wacky looking boid!

[Philippe Collard]

Hello Alfred,

It certainly works for me too! When I opened this post and saw your image I could not refrain a big WOW! This is a very impressive photograph if you ask me. It can be quite funny if you look at it as a bird's version of a punk haircut. It can be also very powerful if you concentrate on the eyes. Very nice work.

'till nest time and best,

Philippe.

[IvoZafirov]

Great pose! I like the background!

[George DeCamp]

What a wacky looking bird, I really like it a lot! The feathers on the head are all over the place and the eyes are nice and sharp and colorful. The BG makes this work even better....

[Daniel Cadieux]

These poses are always humourous! What I like are the longer plumes behind the head and the white tuft on the head all flowing to the right :-)