Black-crowned Night Heron

[Richard Dubiel]

One of the many herons captured during my vacation on Sanibel Island
D300 + Sigma 500mm EX APO DG lens; ISO500, f/5.6, 1/100sec, -1.0EV, fill flash

[EzhilSuresh]

Richard, well caught. I'd remove the distracting twigs. I'd have preferred a different shooting angle for the bird.

[Randy Stout]

Richard:

Good use of fill flash, I like the water, exposure.

I do agree that the image would be stronger with the bird looking our way a bit.

The surroundings are a bit busy, but I think just removing the twig in front of the bill and perhaps the one by the chest would help.

Cheers

Randy