Hi Richard,
I agree that the shell covered ground is unusual and you have a good title. I am not loving this image as I find it quite busy. The image quality has held up fairly well despite the large crop. Do you have an image with his neck extended above the grasses?
Gail
Last edited by gail bisson; 09-12-2011 at 06:37 PM.
I too agree with Gail, and feel that image quality suffers a bit from the large crop. Perhaps a slight blur of the background above the head, and remoal of the red leaves above the head and bill would also help the image. I think we're still waiting for our 1st confirmed Grey heron here on the east coast of Canada, but it would be very hard to distinguish from our common Great Blue.
I wouldn't blur the BG on this one as there is not enough separation between subject and BG to make it look natural. Had you gone a little lower that would have been enough to get the bill tip out of the shell BG. I do like the unique habitat (man that is alot of shells!!), but agree the IQ has sufferred from the big crop.