Grey Heron Take Off with Reflection

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/6.3
1/1600
ISO 800

The loch was looking good today, with no wind. This Grey Heron was wading and showing some good reflections, which I managed to capture. He then took off from the water. I liked the flight pose and water trail on this frame.

Will

[Hazel Grant]

I am sooooo jealous! I keep trying to catch the herons near me but they take off too soon. Maybe some day....
Nice opposite reflections.

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Nicely captured. I like the reflection. I wish the bird was coming towards you rather than going aways....

Awesome keep shooting...

[Mike Poole]

Really nice take off pose Will, classic heron wing position and the reflection works well. I'd like to see just a little extra space below if you have it but not a major issue.

Mike

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. Hi Mike, I had already changed my focus point to top, when photographing him wading. I anticipated the bird taking off, so luckily yes, I do have some on the bottom. I will keep in mind for the next one

Will

[John Whaley]

Sweet. I like it both with and without the reflection. The splashing water adds much to the dynamic BIF image.

[David Salem]

Nice fame William. I like the side profile with the nice reflection and the frozen take-off splash. Details look good too. Well done

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice take off with nice trail of water, beutiful HA and superb composition.

Regards,
Satish.

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[gail bisson]

Nice action pose.
I like the reflection and the sense of movement.
I just wish you had been positioned 5 feet to the right from where you were. I feel like the bird has just passed you by,
Gail

[Brian Desjardins]

Hi Will, great shot, nice details even the reflection, like the water splash in the back give that extra action to the shot ,really well done. Thank you for sharing.


Brian

[William Dickson]

Thanks for looking

Will