Black Crowned Night Heron

[Joe Subolefsky]

Caught this guy doing a little nest building. Canon 7DII 100-400II, ISO320,F5@2000 sec. Thanks for any input.

[arash_hazeghi]

I like this frame with the nesting material and the clear view of the red eye. but the shooting angle was a bit too steep here, I wish you had caught him when he was lower in the sky and possibly against a varied BG


TFS

[Joe Subolefsky]

I know exactly what you mean Ari and agree. While I did capture one earlier in a run with the foliage in the BG and at a much better angle but it seems to be lacking to me because of shadows, the light had just got too harsh at this point.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Joe, love the full wingspread and the backlighting through the edge of the wings. Even though the angle is steep, love the view of the red eye.

[Diane Miller]

I like the flying pose, and the shadow of the nesting material on the breast. I'm always surprised how dark the undersides of the wings are in these high-angle shots. You got good detail in this one. Wonderful eye!

[William Dickson]

Great capture Joe. I agree with Diane, you did get good details. I like the head details esp the eye. Good work

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I prefer the second image you had posted, for the POV especially. The clear sky in the first with a lower POV would've been ideal in that instance.