Stealth Bomber! BCNH

[Dan Brown]

This Black-crowned Night-Heron is coming in for a landing straight overhead. I didn't do any eye enhancement here. Cropped to 28mpx.

Camera Model: NIKON D800, handheld
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Manual
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 800
Lens: 300mm f/4 + TC1.4
Focal length: 420mm
AF mode: AF-C

[Bill Marquardt]

Great shot !!!

Any tips for shooting straight overhead handheld ? Every time i try it I get dizzy and have to stop before I fall down.

[Dan Brown]

Great shot !!!

Any tips for shooting straight overhead handheld ? Every time i try it I get dizzy and have to stop before I fall down.

Thanks, Bill. This guy was flying straight at me and I followed him in, panning up and shooting. As he got overhead, I was only shooting up for a brief time, so no problem with balance. I was not pointed straight up for more that a fraction of a second.

[Bill Marquardt]

I almost fell into a cranberry bog the other day while trying to track a male Osprey overhead lol

Once again, great shot. Love those eyes !!!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Those eyes are crazy! Neat effect with the light coming through them from the top. I like the wing bends too. Wish for better light underneath but obviously that is difficult to get at that angle with the sun high up.