I got really lucky here when the Green Heron decided to perch on this rock. It was raining lots that day (this was during a lull, but still drizzling) and seemingly everyone stayed indoors so I had the normally busy place all to myself. It stayed for about five minutes there, an eternity in bird time, and preened for most of that time...but none of the poses really excited me that much. It did offer a few nice "static" poses though and the length of time it stayed there allowed me to experiment with some different BGs (some good, some less so).
Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/200s., f/5.6, ISO 800, natural light, handheld (elbows on one knee), small crop for comp, darkened some parts of the rock via burn tool.
Gorgeous, as always. Wonderful light, pose and sharpness on the subject, but I'm a little uncertain about the motion-blurred raindrops -- whether they really stand on their own to "the larger audience" without being explained.
Lovely series with this heron, Dan. Great soft light and BG with plumage textures. Raindrops on plumage and streaks of falling drops add another dimension to the image by capturing the mood of the moment.
Rainy Day Green Heron.
. It stayed for about five minutes there, an eternity in bird time, and preened for most of that time...but none of the poses really excited me that much. It did offer a few nice "static" poses though and the length of time it stayed there allowed me to experiment with some different BGs (some good, some less so).
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