Wanting so waiting
by herfotoman

Comment by tanguera:
I want to know whta everyone is waiting for!

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by streetpigeon:
A clever way to portray "the beauty within", both the bird within the branches and the red feathers within the bird's wing. The way a good part of the bird itself is hidden also serves the title well. Funny how we often determine beauty, with flash often figuring in so heavily. A photo that creates space for contemplation.

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by grahamgator:
This looks as if you dressed this bird and put him in the tree, lol. Beautiful feathers and that eye with red eyeliner, wow. Curious on the identification. Good job on the eye contact.

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by Jules1x:
So philosophical and deep. Nicely expressed.

Wanting so waiting
by herfotoman

Comment by Giles:
is that the bridge over the crocodile river waiting to get into the kruger national park?

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by posthumous:
This is a more daring aesthetic stance than blurry black and white. Colors taken to such extremes are more difficult to look at. But I think you've succeeded here. The colors are odd and distorted, but they don't clash and they are muted. I find the overall effect very pleasing to look at.

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by Melethia:
Shy little guy!

as it is
by herfotoman

Comment by PennyStreet:
exactly.

Ardea cinerea
by herfotoman

Comment by twmax:
Very nice photo of a Grey Heron.

The beauty within
by herfotoman

Comment by ubique:
My goodness that is a striking bird! Hope you will say what it is in your notes. It's good (for me at least) to not see the whole thing, because it allows some speculation about the obscured bits. I'm trying to imagine the beak shape. Nope, I got nothin'. No bad thing. Thank you.