I was reading a missive only recently (sorry, have absolutely lost the link), and came across a nugget of semi-wisdom: it was posited that the most important (or interesting) part of an image is the background. This struck me, as I’ve heard similar thoughts from a variety of photographers. Shortly after the article came out, I came across a black-crowned night heron.
Now, here’s the thing. I had a decent (400mm) lens with me, and actually had a decent opportunity to catch a good shot. So, first thing: just catch the guy, right? Here was the initial result:
Black-crowned heron, first take
