Swamp hen in colour...

[Don Railton]

Hello all

Not sure this image is good enough for this forum but I decided to post anyway... I know there are lots wrong with this image, head angle, busy forground, hot beak etc but I do like the detail and colour in the shot and so I thought I might seek others thoughts anyway... So, fire away.

Details:
money content - Canon 1D Mark 4 + 500 F4 IS, all perched precariously on top of a manfrotto 190 series (no money left...) without legs extended and me sitting in the swamp.
speed - 1/250 sec
F stop - F5
ISO - 400
No flash

Don

[Dumay de Boulle]

DOF looks good to throw the surroundings OOF, the bush on the lefts edges are a tad bright (maybe tone them down) Detail and sharpness look good. The HA unfortunately doesn't work it shoud be at least parallel to the sensor or even angled toward you.

[Doug Brown]

Really like the detail in the bird. But I agree with Dumay that I'd tone down the bright green plants and wish for a better head angle.