Offering

[RoxanaRosell]

This blue heron was photographed with a Canon MarkII 100-400 as he was bringing offerings to his mate.

[Yves Matteau]

This picture to me is fantastic. I tried many times to make good photos of the blue heron and know how hard it is to make them different and original.
I would like to know more about the specifications like the aparture opening, exposure time,iso, etc...
Cropping a bit of the top would have create more impact on the bird...but as a whole this picture is a success, Congrats...

[Lori A. Cash]

Great shot, Roxana. Love the sharpness of the heron. The patchwork of the twigs in the upper left hand corner is a little distracting to me, but overall a very nice capture of a heron in flight.

Enjoyed meeting you at the IPT last week.

Lori

[Jim Neiger]

Good job getting this GBH in flight. I like the action and the bg. The Heron does seem just a bit soft. Perhaps a little more usm on the bird.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Roxanna,

I agree with Jim regarding the soft. I would also turn down the highlights a bit. You did very well capturing the Heron in flight.

[RoxanaRosell]

Thanks for your comments. Jim, I am pretty new to this, what is usm?
Yves this was a Raw image at f7.1 1/2000 ISO 500.

[Jody Melanson]

Pictures like this with a bird and a twig are hard to compose. I find if you almost center them with a little room up front works best. I added some canvas to yours, toned down the highlights, and sharpened with Focus Magic. Nice image!

USM stands for UnSharpen Mask.

[RoxanaRosell]

Jodi, thanks for taking the time to look at my picture and illustrate your suggestion. Will definitely look into Focus Magic in the web