I visited my local Green Herons this morning and this one gave me a nice head angle and catchlights in both the bird and the fish. :)
1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/400s, f/8, EC -0.33, ISO 400
I visited my local Green Herons this morning and this one gave me a nice head angle and catchlights in both the bird and the fish. :)
1D3, 500f4, 1.4x, 1/400s, f/8, EC -0.33, ISO 400
Axel...beautiful capture. Liked the placement of both, the depth-of-field and the head turn. For some reason the light on the heron's body (not head and beak) seems a bit unnatural..like a flash.
I love these birds.

Very well done, love the smooth BG. Feel sorry for the fish, wonder what the next frames look like in this series :D
THis is really good work Axel. I bet you were HH? :D Great BG and eye contact. :)
Axel, a very nice capture. Comp is right on. The action is terrific. Everything looks sharp. Nice job of HH.
Richard
Axel, I like the composition and the HA. Nice catch w/ the fish as well. Beautiful feather detail. I like the water as a BG!!
Sweet exposure, BG, and HA (on both) Having never been able to get within 100 yards of a Green Heron I envy you.
The pupil is really odd-shaped.
Axel, beautiful details, composition and background. The fish is a great bonus.
Well done! Lighting had to be optimal, and you took advantage of it. Great composition,detail, BG, and timing. You also were able to catch the fish without a motion blur(they tend to be agitated for some reason), which I have had problems with numerous times, and even 1/400sec, though a perfect speed for capturing the heron, is often too slow for the wiggling prey! Excellent job! regards~Bill
Very nice, in MN these guys are really spooky, nice shot. I think the body could be
just a tad darker.. IMO. :D
Great close up of both of them, and both nice and sharp. I hope you got one of the fish going down the hatch.
Fantastic shot, lovely catch and wonderful details with great lighting
TFS
Killer close up Axel, loved the pose,the Bg looks great, good details and sure the fish tops it.. congrats..
You catch a great action,beatiful pose,bg too!
Excellent portrait! I like the prey item, HA, feathers, and colours. Although I like the BG as is, I would also be interested to see it just a wee bit desaturated because it looks quite electric. Otherwise perfect in my book!
Great head angle and the fish makes the image. The bird could go a little brighter IMO.
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