Pond Heron in breeding Plumage.

[Satish Ranadive]

May, 2012.Cropped for composition and sharpened. Water has been cleaned.
Thanks for viewing and appreciation. C & C are most welcome.
Best Regards.

Canon EOS: 550D, 100-400mm IS USM.
Av mode,F:6.3.,1/1200,ISO:200, Evaluative metering, White balance: Auto. HH.
Exposure bias: +0.3 stop.

[Mike Milicia]

New bird for me ... interesting coloration.
Tech looks great but wish for a bit more room at the bottom and more of a head turn toward the viewer.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Satish, agree with Mike.

great job getting close. This is not an easy species to photograph out there. Lots of details and exposure looks very good.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I agree with both above, and I would add that it seems the image could use a bit of a boost in saturation. Good looking heron!

[Satish Ranadive]

Thank you all for your comments. There is no space at the bottom in original image. I have increased saturation little bit.I hope this looks better now.
Regards.
Satish.

[Randy Stout]

Satish:

Good thoughts expressed above. First time for me to see this one as well. Sharp, well exposed, nice lores and I like the russet colored plumes on back. Agree about the saturation boost as well. The bokeh is starting to get a bit harsh in the BG with the increased saturation, but overall I think it helps the image.

Cheers

Randy