August 2 - 8, 2010: B.-C. NIGHT-HERON, by Mark I.

[Romy Ocon]

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax, immature)
Photographed by Mark Itol at Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, 17 July 2010
40D, 400/5.6 L, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, manual exposure, tripod/gimbal

[Romy Ocon]

This capture is proof that even common birds can be a good raw material for an outstandingly beautiful avian image. Great colors, lovely environment, top shelf detail and nice eye contact..... this deserves to be printed large and framed Mark, congrats!

[Toto Gamboa]

Wooooooooow. COngrats Mark! well deserved is this shot!

[Mark Itol]

Thank you, Ka Mastah and Toto. Never thought this would merit Ka Mastah's recognition.

[alainpascua]

Huwaaaah! Congrats, Mark!

[Bobby Kintanar]

Big congrats, Mark! That is a beautiful composition indeed and worthy of the recognition! Bravo! :-)

[Ely Teehankee]

Congratulation Mark. I am sure that you are very happy about it and so am I. This place deserves the recognition that this birds are building a colony and I hope that it will last a long long time. Your picture is the living proof of how a good looking immature heron will become the beautiful Black-crowned Night Heron.

[Mark Itol]

Thanks a lot, fellow birdnuts.

[mantarey]

Way to go Mark, it's about time you get some recognition for your very fine work.

[Mark Itol]

Thanks for the encouragement, Rey.

[Edu Lorenzo Jr]

congrats mark!

[Mark Itol]

Thank you, Edu.