Comment from nikman
Well, that's how it goes sometimes in the natural world! Your fine composition does capture a rather depressed demeanour. The feather detail is quite exquisite. Well done and good luck!

 Comment Written 05-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 05-Feb-2019

many thanks nik

Comment from blujdrawings
Lovely capture here, nice lighting and angle is good. Nice saturation and colour comes out in a bright and richness for the viewer. Thanks for sharing on far this really good work

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Feb-2019

thank you

Comment from Envision
This is lovely Fred. The clarity looks nice and shows off good detail of the plumage. The colors look good too. I like how the brightness of his bill separates him so well from the background.

 Comment Written 04-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 04-Feb-2019

thanks a lot Grace

Comment from Lilibug6
This is beautiful! The heron really does look disappointed! The focus very good! The colors are great! The lighting and angle of the shot are very good! Well done and good luck in the contest! Lori

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

thanks so much

reply by Lilibug6 on 03-Feb-2019

You're welcome! Lori

Comment from avmurray
You have captured this beautiful bird so well, and I especially like the simplicity of the photo with the plain light blue background. You have also captured the eye well, and the bird is of course standing out from the background in an excellent way.

Your focus is spot on and sharp showing truly clear and well defined details in the feathers, and the exposure is perfect.

The tight cropping works really well and the bird has got a fine placement off to the left. I think this is a truly lovely and well taken photo with an excellent DOF, and I wish you luck with the contest.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

thanks a lot Annie for your wonderful comments and top rating, highly appreciated

reply by avmurray on 03-Feb-2019

You are more than welcome.

Comment from willie
Very nice! I was going to say there is not a grey heron but I looked it up first and to my surprise I found it and could see it is from Europe. I love to learn new things. I can not see a difference in the grey and the great blue.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

thanks so much

Comment from michiganmike
A very nicely cropped portrait. The details are well shown and the colors are very good. A fine pose and a great eye. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

many thanks mike

reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

many thanks mike

Comment from Christine Rohr
Excellent portrait with great detail. Every feather and irregularity on the beak is visible. The background is nice and quiet so you can focus on the bird.
Nice use of the rule of thirds.
Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

welcome to this site Christine: hope you'll enjoy and many thanks for your comments, hope you'll like my other pics too;

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
A beautiful profile portrait of the disappointed Grey Heron eyes still scanning the water below in the hope it's luck will improve feathers puffed out against the cold. Beautiful composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

merci suzanne

reply by Susan F. M. T. on 03-Feb-2019

Good luck in the contest
Susan

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
Great looking close-up shot of the grey heron !. Fine example of bird photography. Your timing appears to be perfect and you have captured the disappointed look on grey heron's face very well. Good luck!

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 Comment Written 03-Feb-2019

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reply by the author on 03-Feb-2019

many thanks sesha