7D: Green Heron Flyby

[Doug Brown]

I've not had many opportunities to photograph a Green Heron in flight, but was fortunate to get one flyby last week in California. The 7D tracked the bird quite well against a varied BG and maintained focus as the bird moved out over the water. This was the best frame in terms of wing position and eye contact.



Canon 7D, 500mm, f8, 1/2000, ISO 400, -1/3 EC, hand held

[Harshad Barve]

lovely compo, expo , wing pose, BG
TFS

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Doug, lovely flying posture, with good detail. Comp works well too. Have you used the full 8fps yet?

[Kiran Poonacha]

Loved the light, angle, comp and BG, thanks for the tests.. great work

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Doug!
Beautiful details as always!
Best regards,
Nicki

[Connie Mier]

Beautiful capture of a fast bird!

[Joe Senzatimore]

Not an easy capture. Well done. Love the comp. and wing position.

[James Salywoda]

That sure was a great day and moment getting this species I really love the wing position nice eye contact and excellent detail...:)

[Arthur Morris]

You made the most of a great opp. It's a beautiful fresh juvie. EXP and SH right on. I only wish for a tad more head turn towards you.

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Great catch. How many OOF shots in tracking this fellow with the 7D? :)

JR

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely IQ, exposure and wing position Doug. I'm also curious to know if you've utilised the 8fps to the max yet...

[Doug Brown]

Hi John. I took 20 frames over 7 seconds, and the bird was against the sky, a varied green BG, and the water. Ten of the frames were tac-sharp. Six of the frames were sharp. One frame was soft. And three frames were somewhat more OOF. I'm going to post the entire series in the Photography Gear forum and let you all be the judges.

[Doug Brown]

Here's a link to the thread.