Heron in flight

Gallery: AvianPosted December 16, 2011135 views8 comments

One of my few flight shots. I can count them on one hand I reckon.
D7000 Sigma 100-300mm
800ISO 250th @f 8
Crop for positioning about80% of frame.
Levels Paint Shop Pro

JR

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Harry Harris on December 16, 2011 at 6:42 PM

John, great flight image. I like the composition giving the large Heron plenty of room to fly into and it shows the environment. The exposure and sharpness look good and I like the pose showing the underside of the wings in detail. I like it.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on December 16, 2011 at 6:53 PM

Thanks Harry
Its good to get comments on the avian forum as there is so much superb stuff on there !
I think I will emigrate but at 73 its a bit late !!!
Cheers
JR

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on December 16, 2011 at 10:15 PM

a really nice view of the underwing plumage, John. is this really at 1/250? if so, amazingly sharp for a flight shot. I like the bg for the most part but am not crazy about the shoreline between the trees and water.

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 17, 2011 at 6:15 AM

large version is a must see as the heron sperarates very nicely from the background in an 3d effect --all parts of the bird is in light which shows the heron off nicely

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Comment posted by John Robinson on December 17, 2011 at 7:49 AM

Brian
Yes according to my notes from the day it is.
Also the bird was gliding in from the left to land so no wing flapping to deal with.
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on December 17, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Excellent sharpness at that (or any) shutter speed John, I like the positioning in the frame and the bg.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 18, 2011 at 8:24 AM

Excellent job of panning with great details @ 1/250th John.
Nice colors, comp, and exposure as well..
The heron stands out from the BG, it all works very well IMO

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 18, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Great angle on the Heron, John and it really pops from the bg in the larger version. Well done.

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