Great Blue Heron With Armored Catfish

[Joseph Przybyla]

I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. The bird flew so close, so quickly after catching the catfish that this was all I could get. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED HH
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 500 Auto WB, image captured at 400mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction when needed
Full frame

P.S. Learn more about Circle B Bar Reserve in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available at this link The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide

[David Roach]

Now, that is up close and personal, very detailed and the prey is so cool. TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

that's a big fish, wow! in a perfect world sun would be behind your neck but I'd take this one myself in a heartbeat. a bit challenging to crop this, maybe add more room below and take out from the left

TFS

[Joseph Przybyla]

that's a big fish, wow! in a perfect world sun would be behind your neck but I'd take this one myself in a heartbeat. a bit challenging to crop this, maybe add more room below and take out from the left

TFS

Hi Arash, thank you for viewing and commenting. Here is a crop as you suggested might work better, a little added to the bottom and a little off the left side. Thanks again.