Windy Day Great Blue Heron.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The reeds were out of the frame when the wind died down, but when it gusted back up they re-appeared as you see them here, bending and "flaming" around the heron. I thought it looked neat. In hindsight it would have been pretty cool to give it a much slower SS for a sharp heron with blurred reeds!

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/400s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld from car, full frame.

[Bill McDonald]

Other than, whatever I'm seeing on the Heron's shoulder, the image clicks for me, Nicely done .. I like it!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Thank you Bill! What you are seeing on the shoulder is a normal part of the GBH's plumage:S3:

[Satish Ranadive]

Very artistic and beautifully composed image.

Regards,
Satish.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Dan, this works beautifully. Awesome composition, those reeds add so much to the photo! TFS.

[Juan Carlos Vindas]

Those grass blades and their flow add so much to the beauty of this heron.
Nice muted light and excellent pose by the bird. TFS Daniel.

[dennis greenwood]

A very pleasing compostion ..

[Diane Miller]

Very nice! The few times I've tried something like this, I found out later that I had gotten a reed right across the eye. You got it perfect!

[William Dickson]

Wonderful piece of art :S3: