Johnathon Cripaul

that's the money shot right there. on the few chances that i've seen heron, they typically just stand there and look at you - you sure lucked out here!

just a suggestion, if you did that effect in photoshop, make the canvas bigger, then select a larger area (not all of it, leave a bezel of enough blank space which you can crop later), that way the tattered effect doesn't get clipped at the edges. nice shot though!

You are one of the few lucky ones on this earth. Great Shot!

Thanks. I had the groom pose for me in a random/awkward manner, so I could pull this off.

Thanks! This was actually my first shoot with my own slr gear. New lens, New body, new outlook, shooting full auto at the time. In truth I got lucky with this shot, as the cheetah was really worked up about something and just kept pacing back and forth.