Indian Pond Heron

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

IMG_6758Mahur by docsanjeev, on Flickr

Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure	0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture	f/8.0
Focal Length	400 mm
ISO Speed	800
Exposure Bias	0 EV

100-400 L hand held

[christopher galeski]

nice one,love that BG,good perch,like the pose.thanks.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Sanjeev, Great look back pose, and well placed in the frame. Colours look good, and that BG rocks. If anything, I would take a bit off the top and bottom.

[Arthur Morris]

Nice bird and head turn. Pointing the camera a bit higher and a bit to our left would have helped. As would bill clean-up on the black area.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks for you advice and comments. Artie, your points are well taken and will try and clean up the bill as well. I got my 500 II lens and cant wait to give it a work out here in India. Scouting for a Gimbal/Mongoose head. Which do you recommend for the 500 II?
Sanjeev

[Arthur Morris]

YAW Sanjeev. Mazel tov on the 500 II. I smashed mine up in South Georgia along with my 1D X :). See the details in "Wrecked, And Loving It" here.

As for the tripod head, I unequivocally recommend the Mongoose M3.6. I use it every day with my 800. It is much lighter and handles the lenses just as efficiently. Some, like Denise Ippolito, choose to add the Integrated Low Mount Arm so that the M3.6 becomes a bottom mounting system. The BAA On-line Store ships all over the world every day :).

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Thanks Art. I will go for the Mongoose head. Can I mount the 500 II with its lens foot on or does it require that I change the lensfoot with a custom lens foot? If I understand right, the lens will mount on the side of the Mongoose unlike the bottom mount in a conventional Gimbal.

[Arthur Morris]

Sanjeev, You can use it with the original foot but it balances better with a low foot, less torque, especially on windy days. I am not sure if the one by 4th GD is available. We are currently back-ordered but should have some product soon.