Call of the Wild - Great Blue Heron

[Sid Garige]

I know dark backgrounds are not popular but I still love it :)
Canon 7d 500mm F4
ISO 400 F5.6 1/800

[subhrashis]

The old bearded guy howling at the moon !!! :) Really dramatic, but would be even more dramatic if head was tilted up a little more :P

Seriously speaking, excellent details, and the black background works for this one. It'd be nice if there were a bit more head turn towards us. Also, head is less sharp compared to chest, and maybe another round of USM would improve the impact.

Thanks a lot for sharing!

[Chris Martinez]

haha Very cool! Love the way the plumes are flowing forwards. The details and definition in the feathers are fantastic. I like the way the light falls on the bird I think the BG works well with the lighting of the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Nothing wrong with dark BG's Sid, I feel they make subjects pop so much better. Good pose with open beak, and like how the plumage is flared at the bottom of the neck.

[Jonathan Ashton]

It works for me I think it is a powerful image, in the right place I think it would make an excellent print.

[Sid Garige]

The old bearded guy howling at the moon !!! :) Really dramatic, but would be even more dramatic if head was tilted up a little more :P

Seriously speaking, excellent details, and the black background works for this one. It'd be nice if there were a bit more head turn towards us. Also, head is less sharp compared to chest, and maybe another round of USM would improve the impact.

Thanks a lot for sharing!

Subhrashis,

On my monitor head looks much sharper than body. It took 6 years for me to realize what I see is my version of makers image. Read this thread it your get time
http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...ion&highlight=

-Sid

[Chris Kotze]

I like the pose and dark BG, sharp and lovely detail and colours

[Pieter de Waal]

Love the dark background Sid and exposure well handled to suit the image concept.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Sid, I love dark BGs. the wind blown plumage is what makes this one for me.

agree that pixel density of screen makes a difference on perceived sharpness. When I look at some of my not-so-sharp photos on my 4th gen. ipod touch, they look stunning sharp :-)

[James Salywoda]

Awesome pose captured Sid very nicely done.

[D. Robert Franz]

Looks pretty striking to me Sid.... Well done.

[Todd Frost]

Well done Sid. Love the dark bg, bird is exposed well and nice and sharp. Love the calling pose.
TFS
Todd

[Don Lacy]

Another dramatic image Sid and it looks sharp on my monitor.

[James Fuller]

Dark background looks good here! Very artistic image. I like the angled lighting conditions presented here.