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It's a great capture of the bird with sharp detail, but the sharpness of the background fights for the attention of the viewer. What if you tried masking just the bird and then slightly blurring the background, maybe even darkening it a little (feather the mask though). It would make the heron standout more dramaticly. Just my thoughts.
Been absent from Caedes a short spell ... but I can see not much has changed. You're still posting some great shots of birds. The thumbnail for this doesn't do it justice. Not until opened full screen did I appreciate what an excellent capture you have here. Beautiful clarity and detail on this Heron Charlie. The sharp focus throughout doesn't bother me all that much ... in fact because of it the bird appears almost 3D to these old eyes. Happy New Year my friend.