Purple Heron

[Stu Bowie]

Maybe just slightly past me, and his head a little off, but I liked the show of the full down stroke of the nearer wing. Taken early morning in Cape Town at the end of last year.

Canon 50D
100-400@ 400mm
1/5000
F/5.6
ISO 400

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand Held

[Sid Garige]

Excellent self critic Stuart. Great details and exposure. Well captured.

[Randy Stout]

Stuart:

Agree on your comments about being past, and angling away, but the IQ is very nice, well exposed, sharp, great full power downstroke on wings. Nice feet!

Randy

[Don Lacy]

Hi Stuart, The Heron looks wonderful to bad about the HA.

[Herb Houghton]

Nice in flight shot. Only nit would be the head angle is away from the viewer. I like the sharpness and details throughout.

[Bruce Enns]

Great sharpness, exposure and details Stuart. Your self critique is spot-on.

Thanks for posting.

Cheers!
Bruce

[Morkel Erasmus]

agree with your self-critique but I still need one of these guys so very jealous! :)

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, Very nice sharp details. I like the front wing too. Agree w/ self critique.:)

[Gal Shon]

Wings position, light and sharpness are great.
Agree with your critique.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the kind words.