juvenile BC Night Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted May 28, 2010105 views16 comments

D300, 500mm f/4, handheld
ISO 500, 1/1250 sec, f/6.3
Feb. 22, 2010 - Rookery, Venice, FL shortly after sunrise. I selectively adjusted the sharpness and brightness of the bird and BG. I wish the head were turned a little more in the direction of the camera, but ....
Comments and suggestions most welcome.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 28, 2010 at 8:28 PM

great catch great eye! love that place

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 28, 2010 at 8:35 PM

A sweet shot, David. Some may care about the head turn, but I for sure don't! I like the detail, the background and how the subject stands out against it. Well done!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Oscar Vazquez-Orti on May 28, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Nice shot. I like the feather details.

Registered on May 4, 2010, 8 Posts, 32 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 28, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Great lighting to show off all of those feathers and that bright brilliant eye. Wish the bokeh was a touch smoother.

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 28, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Nice flight shot and good display of the wings. Head position is fine with me.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on May 28, 2010 at 9:44 PM

Beautiful capture, David. The head turn is fine by me. The eye shows so well. I especially like the position of the wings too in this flight shot.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on May 29, 2010 at 12:19 AM

Certainly and impressive flight shot. Love the position of the wings. I might be mistaken but as I look at the shot I feel the exact focus is on the wing rather than the eye, again possibly just me . Nice work!

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 29, 2010 at 1:45 AM

Nice detail - like the way the three layers of feathers on the wing are highlighted

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Satie Sharma on May 29, 2010 at 2:00 AM

Great flight shot, David. I like the light and background here. Wish for a slight headturn towards the camera.

Registered on November 11, 2003, 189 Posts, 5335 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on May 29, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Lovely shot Dave, love the wonderful details, background and light

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on May 29, 2010 at 3:43 PM

Sweeeeet flight shot David!! Nice work

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Comment posted by Karon Welter on May 29, 2010 at 6:13 PM

Great shot! I love the details in the feathers.

Registered on November 10, 2008, 67 Posts, 543 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 29, 2010 at 10:09 PM

Nice wing position and super light. I have no problem with the bokeh David- great BIF shot

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 31, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Really nice feather detail on this. I think the eye is a bit too red, but does help the head turn issue. A nice solid flight shot overall. Sharon
Added...I just checked out some other photos of these birds and I guess the eye could be that red, esp with the nice light you have here. Sharon