White-faced Heron

[Rob Drummond]

IDMkIIn 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/5000 exp comp -1/3 (from shooting Whiskered Terns earlier)
Could have played around with the mess under the wing but decided to leave it.

cheers
Rob

[Ed Cordes]

I like the pose and the detail. The stuff under the wing doesn't bother me as it is naural. The BG is good with the tail just above the water line.

[Gary Dumer]

The Good exposure and High SS gave a Crisp sharp Detail on the Bird, The bit of Habitat Helps the Image also, Great timming!!

[William Currie]

Very nice image it has a neet feeling to it good exsposure

[Tony Whitehead]

I like this, Rob. Great pose, BG and I really like the water and vegetation. Exposure looks good - you may be able to extract a little more detail from the far wing. In my experience the -1/3 isn't a bad idea to protect the white face.

[Dave Barnes]

I like the comp and the OOFBG works very well. Not sure about the grass though. (if it was not as sharp and bright I would have preferred it)

[Bruce Enns]

Nicely done Rob, I think the exposure is spot on, great sharpness and detail...I too think you could pull a little more detail out of the far wing. The grass is okay...I would prefer just a bit more room on the right.

Cheers!
Bruce

[arash_hazeghi]

Very nice landing pose and good details. habitat is nice too, TFS

[Gerard Satherley]

Wonderful Image Rob. Great looking wing spread, setting and details.