Great Egret Blur

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
100-400 mm
ISO 250
1/100 sec. at f/5.6
HH

Taken at Long Key
I took several shots trying to create an in-flight blur, I set my shutter speed lower for some and my ISO lower for some-This seemed to be the combo that worked best for this image. I have narrowed it down to two views of this image and would like your opinion as to which looks better-I have added some PP tweaks to both-

[denise ippolito]

Or this one?(this one has more motion blur)
Or -should it have more blur?

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Denise I like the first one better and these are just personal choice !!!

I like the bg, bird placement and overall feel !! Do wish to have a different wing position just as in a sharp bird image and some sharpness in the head eye area seems to help !!! Love them images !!!

[denise ippolito]

Alfred, Thanks for the tips -I'll keep that in mind next time out!

[Deborah Harrison]

Prefer the first image because the eye seems better defined. Love the sense of motion!

[Gus Cobos]

Lady Denise,
I like the first one, nicely done...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi Denise - another vote for the first - think if you are going to have a unsharp head/ eye it has to be more artistically blurred - for lack of a better descriotion - for instance see the first image on Arties Blog.

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys- It seems it's harder to get a blur that looks good than it is to get one in focus!