BCNH Juvi

[Kerry Perkins]

There are lots of juvenile night herons around right now. This one was willing to sit for a portrait. Late afternoon sun.

1D4, EF400mm f/5.6L
Manual mode, f/5.6@1/1250 ISO 400 WB 5400K
AI Servo autofocus, hand-held no flash

[Nick Palmieri]

Nice portrait pose. Great detail in the bird.

[Randy Stout]

Kerry:

Well exposed, great eye, nice detail on head and bill.

in a perfect world, a bit more DOF to keep the shoulder sharp would have been nice, and you had room to adjust your f/stop to help. Perhaps there was flying or other fast paced action you were set up for?

Cheers

Randy

[jack williamson]

Excellent detail, the eye is awesome as is the BG.

[dankearl]

Killer eye, I agree about the shoulder, just a tad more DOF would have been nice,

[Dennis Zaebst]

Great sharpness and good light angle. The eye, lore, and bill are stunning. Well done.

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks for your comments! Randy, with this lens, which does not have IS, I am always going for the fastest shutter speed possible when hand-holding. I agree that more DOF would have been nice!