Determined (Black-crowned Night Heron)

[wendell westfall]

D70s 70-200VR+2X@360 1/1600 f/5.6 ISO500 -2/3EV handheld

Taken this morning early. To me these guys always look intense, determined, fierce -- and beautiful. Adjustments were minor, all in Lightroom.

Wendell

[Lance Peters]

Hi Wendell - like the pose and the concentration on this guy. Exposure looks OK - Some brighter white spots maybe due to the angle of the light, Not over but maybe worth toning down a little.
BG is a little busy - with a few contrast lines there that tend to draw your attention away from the subject. hey but sometimes the BG is what it is.
Is it just my eyes or is a bit of CCW rotation in order???

Keep at em.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Wendell Only going flat on the ground would have made it better !!! Bg hurts the image !!!

Great pose and love the stalking move !!! Neat birds !!

[Christopher Miller]

Great pose, Wendell! Agree that the only real problem is the BG. Looking forward to your next one.

[Ron Boisvert]

Hi Wendell, I have to agree with Alfred that the only negative is the BG. It looks like you were reasonably low, but I imagine your belly would have had to be in the mud to de-emphasize the mud flats in the BG. I agree, the heron looks like it is on a mission. Nice shot!

[wendell westfall]

Thanks for comments . . . looks like I should have cloned and smudged the BK . . .

[Kerry Perkins]

Hi Wendell. Good one, I like the pose! Just a little lean to your right might have put the bird in a little better place relative to the bg. Good going! Does this little guy look kind of worried? :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Wendell,
I like the head angle and fine details...the color rendition is good...agree on going lower for a more appealing background...looking forward to your next one...:cool: