This Great Blue Heron wouldn't fish or fly or do pretty much anything except preen. I was prepared and hoping he would a least fish. In hindsight I do wish I would have stood up so the shoreline wasn't intersecting the head. But I still like the image.
Sony A1
200-600mm
1.4 TC
1/2500 at ISO 3200
Sharp with a nice image design. He looks pissed. Mr. Sump, this is a bird of this year probably several months old as the fringes on the feathers are almost all worn away. In a perfect world, the head would have been turned at least one degree toward us. I also like the soft light.
with love, artie
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I like this Kurt!
I quite like the 3 layers in the BG.
I like the soft diffuse light and the slightly hooded eye.
I would sharpen the eye and beak a bit more. They are not quite tack sharp to my eye. What was your f stop?
Gail