This is a close up frame of a juvenile Tiger Heron in Pantanal, Brazil. I had posted a looser frame with the whole bird.
Canon 5D3
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/6400
f5.6
ISO-1250
HH from boat
Aperture priority
When on a small boat going thru the narrow and curvy waterway, it is tough to shoot in Manual since you don't know where a bird will pop out, so I set on Aperture priority. Wish I had remembered to change aperture to F8 to get more DOF.
Hi Loi, I really like this, congrats on pushing the 1DX, isn't it a joy in conditions like this?
Personally I don't have a problem with the DoF, I also like the richness, but for me, it's the eye that makes it. I might think about a Luminosity Curves for the brighter whites, just tames them a little and adds a bit more detail there.
VWD.
TFS
Steve
PS Just watching a new Nat Geo by the Jouberts in Selinda
This one let you close for sure. I don't think you have pushed the 5DMKIII at all with this ISO setting. It is more than capable for sure. Colors are gorgeous and details are nice and no noise in this size. I love this bird and I find this pose interesting, though I thought it was a bit tight in the frame first I opened it. Well done, Loi.
Hi Steve, good suggestion on Luminosity mask. I tried a little bit of Nik on the neck and I think it looks better too.
Hi Lorant, I could have cropped a little looser, but that would include a small green distracting branch at the lower right corner. For this portrait, I'd prefer completely clean with no distracting element, so I rather stick with this crop.
Thank you everyone for your helpful comments. I decided to crop just a wee bit less on the left and applied a little Nik to bring out details on the white feathers. Loi