Indian Pond Heron

[Mital Patel]

Indian Pond Heron
(Ardeola grayii)
Gujarat, INDIA

April 3, 2011, 8-13am
1D MARK IV, 500 F/4, 1.4x TC
1/1000, f/9, ISO 640 @ 700mm


Feel free for C&C

[Ron Sprunger]

Oh my! That's a wonderful image. Was he able to untangle his feet when you were done with him? I love the diagonal of his body echoed in the branch behind. Would you consider cleaning up his bill to make him perfect? Great job with this one.

[arash_hazeghi]

great alert pose and nice details

[gail bisson]

Hi Mital,
What a lovely picture. I like the fluffiness and softness of the feathers-they look silky smooth. I like the dark BG and mood created by the colors. Nice diagonal line,
Gail

[Ofer Levy]

Beautiful image!! I love it! Lovely soft light.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Awesome feel to this image !! Great placement of the bird and lovely light here . Did you burn the RHS of the BG a bit ??

[Mital Patel]

Awesome feel to this image !! Great placement of the bird and lovely light here . Did you burn the RHS of the BG a bit ??

Rakesh,

I've tried to match the bg lines on RHS (Right hand side) and removed so many ugly bubbles giving white dots on water surface. Didnt burned out anythig or i really didnt got your point onBurn the RHS of the BG ...

Please elaborate

[Sachin Saraf]

Another brilliant capture...Love the soft light and details are amazing...

[David Pugsley]

Beautiful heron! Love the light, perch, BG, EXP and sharpness.

[Stu Bowie]

This looks like our Squacco Heron. Lovely setting, good fishing pose, and I do like the overall space around the heron. Superb details and sharpness too.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Terrific bird, pose and bg, Mital. Superb image.

[yogesh_puranik]

superb sharp bird and niec alert pose

[Robert Holguin]

Wow!!! Stunning image. I really love the pose, detail, and soft light.
Very well done.