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Bonnie Block
10-21-2009, 11:17 AM
I have not posted in eons it seems. I am finally getting back out there again after being very busy all summer with other projects.
This was taken from a kayak---our herons here in the PNW are very skittish. This guy was unconcerned about us.
Canon 1DMKIII- 100-400L/IS handheld
1/1250s f/5.6 at 340.0mm iso1000

http://www.pbase.com/herderdog/image/118553045/original.jpg
Dave Blinder
10-21-2009, 01:45 PM
Looks good to me Bonnie, nice pose on the Egret, good background, and I like the unique perch too. More interesting than the typical stick.
Colin Knight
10-21-2009, 01:58 PM
I like that! This image caught my eye because I shot a heron recently that was in a very similar pose: http://www.pbase.com/clknight/image/117729463

Why did you choose ISO 1000?

Colin
Arthur Morris
10-21-2009, 05:49 PM
Nice EXP, bird, pose, perch, and BKGR. All that you need now is a tuna tower for your kayak <smile>

Ah, PNW = Pacific Northwest....
Bonnie Block
10-21-2009, 06:37 PM
I like that! This image caught my eye because I shot a heron recently that was in a very similar pose: http://www.pbase.com/clknight/image/117729463

Why did you choose ISO 1000?

Colin
Hi Colin,
I choose the ISO1000 as there was very little light this day--in fact for most of the morning all of us were at ISO 3200!
The 100-400 is not the fastest lens in the world and shooting from a moving boat--I needed to keep the shutter speed up to make it a bit easier to get a crisp image. The MKIII handles that ISO very well.
Bonnie Block
10-21-2009, 06:38 PM
Nice EXP, bird, pose, perch, and BKGR. All that you need now is a tuna tower for your kayak <SMILE>

Ah, PNW = Pacific Northwest....
LOL! Hi Artie,
I appreciate your checking this one out. Can you believe it--one is always trying to get lower--and this guy is a bit too high! :);)
arash_hazeghi
10-21-2009, 06:47 PM
Beautiful perch, pose and BG, detail and SH are great too, only wish the bird was looking at you.
Aidan Briggs
10-21-2009, 07:12 PM
Nice soft light, BG, and exposure. I agree that it would better if the heron were eye-level with you.
Harshad Barve
10-21-2009, 09:50 PM
lovely pose , expo and BG
agreed with commnets above
TFS