Great Grey Heron fly-by

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Haven't photographed much this year. Processing from the queue.

This Grey Heron was photographed in December last year in Pashan, Pune, India
The bg is a bit uneven, but I felt like it gave the image some depth.

Canon 1D4, 700mm
1/1600, f5.6, iso 800, manual, hand-held.

All comments appreciated.
Thanks

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Sidharth, I like the wing position of the heron and the light is nice. The BG is fine with me. Nice image...

Allen

[Maya Raut]

Sidharth, I like the wing position and flight angle...BG is also fine but I see noise in blacks of wings and could be possibly result of trying to pull too much from shadow details...Other than that this is fine capture.

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent light and flight pose!

[christopher galeski]

niced flight pose,nice detail,like the BG.thanks.

[PhilCook]

Nice wing pose for sure, sharp and smooth backdrop, excellent light in this, I cant really see any graininess in the shadows on my monitor

[Rachel Hollander]

Sweet light, nice wing position and placement in frame all combine for a well captured image.

TFS,
Rachel

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sid, great flight posture with the forward wing position. The light looks good, showing up nice feather detail, and I like how the BG colours compliment the heron.

[dankearl]

Nice details Sidharth, wing angle is perfect for these and the BG is a fantastic complement to the bird.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Thank you all. Appreciate the comments.

Maya, I did not pull up any shadows in this image. I typically expose to the right so I can avoid doing that.
The black feathers do have a weathered texture and I didn't think it was noise, although I will certainly give it a closer look when I get home.

[gail bisson]

Hi Sid,
I really like this image. Wing position is really nice and you have beautiful light. Excellent IQ.
I really like the BG and feels it complements the bird very well.
Gail

[Doug Brown]

A great flight pose, excellent sharpness, and some nice light combine to make a super image!