Mating GBH

[Roman Kurywczak]

This was taken yesterday at Wako. It was very overcast.....so I hung around a bit longer than most.....when the male got back to the nest. I like the fact that you can see her face.....while on most images you can't.
Canon Mark 3 with the Sigma 300-800mm at 572mm for 1/1600 sec at f5.6 and ISO 1250. All mounted on tripod with wimberly head. When I look at these in Breezebrowser........the 25 frames make a pretty interesting movie!

[Doug Brown]

Nice capture Roman! Great composition with the wing spread, eye contact from both birds, and the way the male is holding the female's neck in his bill. Like it a lot. I even like the single branch under the male's right wing.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great capture of this moment. I like the poses and BG and might raise the color temperature a few degrees. Did you run NR on the birds? As for the ISO, I think 1600 produces less noise than 1250. There is an interesting thread regarding this issue: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...058#post193058

[Fabs Forns]

Excellent framing provided by the vegetation. And luck always comes to the ones that wait. Beautifully captured.

[Sid Garige]

Perfect timing Roman. Well composed with vegetation.

[Stu Bowie]

Great interaction captured here, and overall, the herons are pin sharp. I like the show of the outspread wings too. Well done.

[Judd Patterson]

Roman, I really love this angle. Great moment captured and a great vantage point with a very pleasing background. If I were a guessing person I'd say it looks like you might have even manually added in a little extra blur and done some touchup to the left of the female. :)