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    Default Squacco Heron with a prey

    Could not capture the moment when the heron actually caught the prey. It actually washed its prey, tossed it up & gobbled it down.
    One of the intermediate moments...



    Not sure what the prey is - it sure looked like a huge insect. Could not shoot from a lower angle because I was in one those wooden hides constructed near the ponds. It was the first time, I'd mounted the lens on D300 body & failed to check many settings - just saw this moment & went firing.

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    f/4.5, 1/5000, ISO800, tripod, 40% of the full frame

    La Sauge - Switzerland

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    Nice behavior image. I like the reflection of the dinner in the water. I do wish the tail of the heron were visible and the image looks like a bit more sharpening would help.

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    Hi Kaushik,
    Lovely colors on that heron. I also like the rippling circle in the water. Overall image looks a little soft and flat, quite different from your other posts. Your prey item looks to be a mole cricket to me. About the size of a man's thumb.
    Steve

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    Great moment captured, too bad you were not a bit further to your right for a better angle and to have the tail in the frame, too. I agree on more sharpening and a boost in contrast.

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