Green heron in flight

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

40D. 400 f5.6L wide-open. iso 640. 1/2500s.

I have been trying to get this for a while...finally it happened yesterday. All critiques and suggestions welcome.

[Grace Scalzo]

It is so rewarding when an image that you have tried for happens. This is really interesting, I like the eye contact and of course the green background is perfect for him. The only suggestion I have is to play with the composition a bit and try to get the eye out of center.

[James Salywoda]

Spectacular!!! As good as it gets with this species the bird really stands out nicely with that bg. Congrats!

[Stu Bowie]

Hey KD, I bet you are pleased with this - nailed in the air, or should I say, just nailed perfectly, and against such a smooth BG. As Grace stated, moving him down a little to the LRC will work. Congrats on a fine capture.

[arash_hazeghi]

nice shot Kaustubh, BG really helps with this one.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Looks beautiful KD, nice BG makes the Bird pop out well, I like the colours on the bird too..

[Nico Steenberg]

Great posture and comp. IMG is sharp and well exposed with great natural colours. Well done !

[Aidan Briggs]

One of your best KD! The comp seems perfect to me. Love the BG, light, and pose.

Well Done!!

[DanWalters]

Like the green background and the position of the bird in the frame.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, sharpness and BG. Do you have one with the wings all the way up or down?

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Great light, sharpness and BG. Do you have one with the wings all the way up or down?

I dont have the one with wings down....but have one where they are up. But the focus was not spot on. I did some USM and salvaged it a bit. The bird had moved forward and hence that white OOF stuff in the BG.

[Eric Diller]

way to go...Nice capture on the inflight!