I find images of wildlife, in black & white or monochrome, busy and cluttered. Typically the main subject gets lost in the crowd.
The style above, at least for me, is the exception. Getting the background faded and soft, bokeh, pushes the subject to the fore.
Just my opinion.
it does indeed, the eye is drawn straight to the heron..beautiful shot.
Thanks so much. There must be 1,000 different Heron photographs here but there is always another I like 😀. Thanks again.