Green Heron

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

I was out on a shoot with Fabs on Monday aand we found this Green Herron which we both took. I have not seen hers but I like mine. What do all of you think? I don't know what was on the bill but I chose not to remove it. Shooting specs below:
2009:02:09 117:07
Nikon D300
70-200mm @ 280mm
420mm (in 35mm film)
1/200 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Multi-segment
ISO: 200
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO
Flash: Off
File size: 16.2MB
Image size: 4352 x 2868
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: No

[Fabs Forns]

Hi Mac, we did have a great day!
You managed to get him with the bill open :) I have not processed mine yet.
I find the branches behind his head a bit distracting and it was very difficult to get him in the clear, I think we only have two inches on the boardwalk where he was clean.
He moved faster than your 1/200 of a second and you can see the movement blur on the lower mandible. Maybe some selective sharpening can help there.

Can't wait to see the GBH in flight ;)

[Wheeler McDougal Jr.]

You bet we had a good time. I will post GBH in flight tomorrow.

Mac

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great pose and head angle. I agree regarding the BG, it is a bit distracting and might go for a vertical crop.

[david cramer]

The foreground reeds on the left are also distracting. Great color, and except for the reeds, I like how you've composed the image.