Little egret (Egretta garzetta) with Emperor dragonfly

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held, I spotted this egret reaching out and taking dragonflies as easy as picking grapes off a vine. Unfortunately the wing spread poses didn't offer best photographic situations. The electronic viewfinder is very reliable in cases like these where you can see a live histogram but also live blinkies.

Image input equipment model : Olympus E-M1X
Lens Model : M.300mm F4.0 + MC-14
Lens focal length : 420 mm
Focal length in 35 mm film : 841.0mm
Exposure mode : Manual exposure
Photographic Sensitivity : 200
Exposure bias : 0 EV
Exposure time : 1/2000 sec
F number : F5.6
Flash : OFF

ACR + PSCC

[David Roach]

Yes, mirrorless does make the EXP much easier. That BG is close, but since it is dark toned the subject with perfect whites really pops. Love the prey as well. TFS

[Arthur Morris]

Techs are spot on and the dragonfly capture rocks but the BKGR is an image killer for me ...

with love, a

[arash_hazeghi]

I like the atypical prey but I agree with Arite, the BG is just too busy and a bit grainy, the side light didn't help either....

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback I agree he was just too close to the background, this was the best separation I got.

[John Mack]

Detail on the bird looks great. The dragonfly is a big bonus. The vertical crop works very well.