Becoming hard to find now sadly, we have a disturbing wildlife imbalance here every Summer when thousands of screaming Short-beaked Corellas take over the local area and drive the other birds, and home owners out. The trees these birds used to nest in are now destroyed by the Corella invasion, so I think the days of seeing these in my region are nearly over.
This one came down briefly on dusk to look for food along the river, and as luck, or bad luck would have it he was much too close to get him all in the frame with the 500 f4.
Canon 7D + 500 f4......f5, 1/1600, ISO 400, no flash fired, ....added some canvas top and right, about 20%....selective sharpen and noise reduction
What a terrific portrait with simply amazing details and colors. DOF is spot on. Plumage is superb. Wish bird's face were parallel to the sensor...so close but not quite.
Very nice Phil. Great job on this one with beautiful feather detail and colors. Nice light on the subject and a clean smooth BG. Good job to get so close to the bird.
This is gorgeous Phil. Beautiful detail and IQ. Love those plumes which stand out so nicely against the dark part of the background. Sad, the story you tell.
Excellent portrait of this handsome heron. The plumage is very pretty. Exposure work is solid.
Sharpness looks spot on. Nice job on the canvas extension up top.
Nankeen Night Heron portrait
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