Green Heron On Yellow.

[Daniel Cadieux]

While going for some close-ups a couple of loud quacking ducks flew directly over us, catching this fella's attention for a second or two. It made for a neat pose against the yellow and green background.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/7.1, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, FF image. In hindsight stopping down to around f/10 (or so) would have been better.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, cool pose here, and you came away with good DOF on this fellow. Overall nice and sharp, and lots of plumage detail to look at. I really like how the yellow eye matches the colour of the upper BG. You certainly grabbed this opportunity.

Its amazing how birds become so aware of others flying in their vicinity.

[Richard Flack]

Nice portrait Dan! Great details, cracker BG and neat pose. The eye is awesome on this one!

[Bill Dix]

Love it. Not your usual Green Heron shot, for sure. Great pose and colors.

[Binu John]

Great pose, light and colors, Daniel! Exposure is spot on and the feather details is excellent! Very nice!

[David Salem]

Very cool Daniel. I like the color scheme and how the BG matches the eye color. Nice and sharp too. Well scene and captured.

[christopher galeski]

very nice,great pose and nice detail,love the BG,pleasant light.

[gail bisson]

IQ and image design are topnotch.
Love the color palette of the BG,
Gail

[Satish Ranadive]

Magnificent portrait, Daniel Sir. Wonderful frame with beautiful colors.
Love the pose of Heron.

Regards,
Satish.