More Herons

[Iguanasan]

The second is my favourite as well. Both shots do seem to be a tad under-exposed but my monitor at work sucks so take that with a grain of salt. I'm not a fan of the composition of these shots either. I'd like to see the original (before crop) of shot one but I agree with MA that the pano doesn't feel right for this subject.

The second shot is all about the fishy action going on in his beak. I'd have to see the full size image (if this isn't it) but what I'd do with this one is crop the bottom and left so his body is almost right in the corner and present fish and beak dead centre. This kind of flies in the face of the rule of thirds but that's only a guideline. Try it and let me know what you think -- remember, art is subjective.

[Marko]

Shot 1 might look more striking with a contrast boost. Dig the eye sharpness in shot 2.

[Pas]

Thank you Marko, I will try that out,