Early morning bird.

Western Reef Egret,dark morth non breeding i think?shot taken early morning in Goa India the sky and bg where lovely i have left a bit to the right of the bird ,hope i have done right.
Nikon D300
Nikon 500ml F4.
1/200 sec@f7.1
iso 250.
C&C please.

Portrait for me or even more right .Nowt wrong with the BG,light and detail though

A lovely image, however I must agree with Mark, on a Portrait comp!
Regards,
Paul.

I also agree with Mark. Otherwise a lovely shot, with very nice light.

Not at all sure about the crop, but colours are lovely Keith. It has very early morning feel to it. I think probably portrait with some off the left or maybe even landscape with some more on the right, but square is def the worst option for me. It's a lovely shot though.
eric

I would vote for portrait too. Lovely subdued colour palette

Portrait... love the pastel colours.....

Portrait I reckon but that may not leave much top and bottom, unless its a big crop.
Lovely light.
John

I like the complimentary BG and the soft light in this Keith, very serene.

Des

The soft lighting really works well with this image.

Good detail and background. Not sure if the crop works as it is though. It would be better as a portrait I think.

Shaun

Lovely soft lighting and feel to the overall shot. I would probably take a slice off the right hand side of the image.

Ian

Very delicate lighting and I like the cool tones. Format suits me - quite nice sometimes to see a change from the normal H or V. The bird looking in to the empty rhs space is very appealing.

Love the colours they are almost like a painting,love the composition and pose

I think those muted colours are what make this shot.. Nicely exposed and maybe a different comp as suggested.

Brett