Great Blue Heron

[John Mack]

This image was created at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge on 5/22/18 at 8:11AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, 16x9 crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
600mm
ISO 6400
f6.3
1/320sec

[Bill Dix]

I like the comp and high key look. The GBHE looks a bit funky, maybe because of the slow shutter speed?

[Daniel Cadieux]

1/320s. is not slow enough to affect IQ, maybe the high ISO plus the wet feathers from what appears to be rainy conditions would be bigger factors. The heron appears sharp to me though. A bit high on the perspective, but I do like the view of the protruding grasses in the water. It could be an illusion, but I get the impression the image could benefit from some CCW rotation?