Photographed in the Mara North Conservancy walking amongst the flowers. I've left most of the flowers in, cloned out a couple which were right by the bird's head. I quite like them but others may feel that they are distracting. Looking at it again I feel I may have cropped too close to the head? :confused:
Taken at midday so lighting not optimum.
7D; EF300IS +1.4TC; ISO200; f9.5; 1/250 +0.5
Hi Hilary, nice comp to go with the Heron. Appears that the bird's face has heavy shadow falling on it, I might wait for a different head turn as lighting on the face is most important. The foliage is a bit distracting too, a wide open aperture might be preferred.
Hi Hilary, I like the alert posture, and you have captured good feather detail on the wings. Comp works for me, and the space above the head is fine. The light just looks a bit harsh.
Crop os not as bad as the harsh overhead light that makes you loose so much of the details in the whites and brings a lot of contrast to the shadows. Head angle;e and eye contact are good, I'd try again with better light and you will see a big improvement in image quality.
It's all about the light!