Black-crowned Night Heron.

[Karl Egressy]

I wasn't ready when this bird flew in and landed not too far from us (my wife and I) making the BCNH count four.
Otherwise the Tv AV values and even ISO would have been different.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/1000
Av 7.1
ISO 800
EF500mm f/4L IS USM

[Sanjeevprakash]

Nice one Karl.Like how the wings have spanned out.Wished it was facing towards you directly.Haven't seen a BCNH in this pose before.Neat capture..

[Richard Unsworth]

Considering what youve said result is super. What a fantastic wing spread. Tempted to add alittle contrast on bird.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input jscode="leoInternalChangeDone()" onclick="if(typeof(jsCall)=='function'){jsCall();}else{setT imeout('jsCall()',500);}" id="jsProxy" type="hidden">

[Karl Egressy]

Considering what youve said result is super. What a fantastic wing spread. Tempted to add alittle contrast on bird.
Thanks Richard.
I'll wait for more critique and will try to correct them all at once.

[Melissa Groo]

I think that's a pretty spectacular incoming pose, Karl. Rare to see this with a BCNH, don't recall seeing an image like this before. Very nice.

[Lorant Voros]

Looking at the thumbnail I though it was a big raptor. I have never ever seen a photo of this bird in this incoming landing pose. Big congrats for this rare capture.

[Robert Holguin]

Stunning shot. Just love the spread out wings, excellent detail, and I like being able to see the perch it's going to land on.
Well done.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Great capture Karl! First time I see one in flight like this!

[Josh Clark]

Very cool Karl! When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it was an Osprey. Love the wing flare and reached out legs. Never seen a BCNH flight shot before.

[laurie golden]

Karl,

I'm not sure what settings you should have changed to make this better. It's a very unique shot and the quality looks good to me, very nice background and wings. I'm not sure if more contrast would improve the bird.

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Karl.
It is so hard to get a sharp image of an incoming bird and you nailed this one.
Love the pose and the fanned tail. Excellent IQ.
I might go a touch brighter but otherwisw no nits,
Gail

[Shawn Zierman]

Very impressive considering the incoming angle. This is pretty dang sweet Karl!
The background has some great definition that speaks to habitat.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Karl, you couldnt have captured a better incoming pose with that wingspread - well timed. Lots of feather detail to look at, and maybe adding a touch of contrast wont harm the BCNH.

[Dan Behm]

Karl, Excellent flight capture, love how the wing profile mimic ks the landing perch, Just a great Image! Congrats!

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent landing pose and nice wing position. great details, I'd just sharpen it a tad more. nice that we can see both eyes. TFS

[christopher galeski]

very nice Karl,great landing pose well done.

[Karl Egressy]

Thank you all. I did some modification. I sharpened the bird a little more, darkened the perch to be and applied noise reduction only to the background.

[dankearl]

Maybe the best photo you have posted and that says a lot.
Killer landing and close up detail.
Great work!