Something Fishy About This Green Heron.

[Daniel Cadieux]

A species not normally super cooperative around here, but one has been way more than accommodating recently...often approaching to inside of minimum focussing distance. Here's one when it got a bit close AND had a nice catch to show off for me. It was raining at the time, with the white spots on the heron being raindrops.

Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 14.TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/100s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld with lens resting on a knee, a scraggly white juvie feather strand patched out (I would have kept it in if there were more than just one), about 75% FF, the right half of the fish was blown so I added detail with a 40% clone from areas to the left.

[Karl Egressy]

Super details and sharpness, Daniel.
Great eye contact with the bird and the fish.
The background looks good showing a little hint of the habitat.

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Wow Daniel,

Even in FL I had a hard time getting within MFD of these guys. I don't know how you do it, but you even managed to get the fish with a nice head angle!

The detail throughout is great, and the green heron really pops against that background.

Miguel

Miguel

[Sandy Witvoet]

Beautiful detail, especially the eye, bill and fish (although the fish doesn't look too pleased about it!) Like the reeds on the lower right and lovely BG.

[Diane Miller]

Wonderful image and great cosmetic surgery on the fish! The bits of grass are the grace note.

[Tony Whitehead]

Great details, Dan. Great with the catch and I really like the discernible grasses to provide some depth and indication of the habitat. You've always done amazing work with your 100-400 but the 500 adds another dimension.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dan, stunning detail and colours throughout. My eyes keep wondering all over the image where to look next. Good view of his catch, and with an open mouth.

[mohammad reza shahab]

hi Daniel,
Great details,colours,BG and Great eye contact.