A tasty midair snack
by Ry Birge
I caught this little blue Heron with a tasty dragonfly snack. I wish I caught him a little earlier to get a full on side view but beggars can't be choosy!
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<div>Canon 7Dii
Canon 100 400 L-series
handheld
1/2500
f 9
iso 1600
all feedback is very much appreciated -
Ry</div>
Comments
3 commentsVery cool action in this one and yes an earlier shot would have been nice however, this angle does work for me with the good eye contact of the subject along with the wing position and the nice look at the dragonfly. I will have to disagree with Dennis on the exposure as the image appears washed out on my monitor with hot spots on the beak and legs. It looks as though your exposure compensation may have been too high (it would help if you would post more info about your camera techs for each image). I find that with my 7D M2 iso above 800 or so creates problems that may require addition processing and with a subject as lumbering as this Heron a lower shutter speed would work just fine. The image also is in need of some CCW rotation to level the waves in the background.
Hope these observations are useful . . .