Green Heron

[Miguel Palaviccini]

This is one of my first shots with the new camera. Still getting used to FF and high resolution, but loving every second of it. I didn't quite get the focus on the eye for this one, but instead got the right wing. It's one of my first GH in flight shots.

Nikon d800 | 500mm f/4 VR + 1.4x
700mm | 1/1250" | f/6.3 | ISO 4000
Aperture Priority | -1/3 EV

Post processing:
- Noise reduction using Nik Dfine 2.0
- Color correction, curves adjustment
- Added canvas to the right, then cropped from the left
- Selective sharpening on GH

It's been a while, so critiques, comments, suggestions, etc are all welcomed and much appreciated.

[Karl Egressy]

The light looks harsh and as you mentioned the head is not the sharpest of the image. None the less, I would be happy whit a BIF shot of this bird like yours, Miguel.