Black crowned night heron

[Atul Sinai]

Hi,

Please critique this image. Shot in Pune along the coast of the river. Went for a tight crop as the background was nasty.

I think this one is not fully matured, may be 2.5 years old.

Canon 600D. 400mm f5.6
Manual Exposure
Manual Focus
Shutter Speed 1/320
Aperture 6.3
ISO 200
Focal Length 400mm
Cropped by 50%
Tripod support

Regards,
Atul

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice image Atul!

I like the eye contact and the pose. Did you click from a boat? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bhargava Srivari]

Good eye contact. Nice that you got it in the open without any distractions.

tfs

[Atul Sinai]

Thanks guys. Sabyasachi, I was hiding in the bushes along the coast. Sat there for over an hour observing these birds. There was another one fully grown night heron there. This one was on one leg all the time while the other was resting on both the legs. Sadly, the river was flooded a week back so all the trash and plastics were collected on the branches. The baya weavers nest (shared previously) was also taken away by the floods, he did manage to complete it though before the floods.

Regards,
Atul

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice Photograph.Contrasting Red Eyes are Attractive. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice details.Like the pose.Other than conserving heat and saving energy herons and some other water birds stand on one leg as it helps them hunt better.

TFS
Roopak

[Mrudul Godbole]

The red eye looks nice. I liked the composition. Nice details. Maybe you next time you will get it with a catch. Thanks for sharing.