Image created at a heronry near my home.
Canon EOS-1D Mk IV
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM , hand held
f/7.1
1/4000 sec.
Aperture priority
ISO 800
Exp. Comp. +1/3
Project Interaction : Black-headed Heron
Image created at a heronry near my home.
Canon EOS-1D Mk IV
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM , hand held
f/7.1
1/4000 sec.
Aperture priority
ISO 800
Exp. Comp. +1/3
Great moment captured, I like the sharpness, poses and interaction. I might give it a bit more room at the bottom if you have and run NR on the BG.
What a beautiful capture! I really like the diagonal created by the two birds. Great detail as well. My initial thought was adding a bit more on the left, but comp is very nice as is!
Terrific action shot Arno....great eye contact and I really like the bent neck pose at the moment before arrival. Really love these Black Headed Herons...have never seen one...they are beautiful. TFS
" In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks" - John Muir
One heck of a shot Arno. Loved the comp and freeze. So many things have come together so well...and that is the toughest thing in such action shots. The light angle, the head positions, wing position, neck shapes, the toes frozen right before the moment of impact....WOW!!
Wonderful interaction prefectly captured.
Excellent shot Arno. The action captured is perfect. Love the poses and colours. Compositionally I am wondering what this would look like with a bit more room on the right and bottom as Axel suggested to get a better balance over. In any case very well done!
Excellent timing and both birds tack sharp. Great action shot Arno. All techs spot on.
Great timing and interaction captured. Both sharp and well exposed. Well done !
What a beautiful bird. A first for me and I love the interaction and the stunning eye contact. Great timing and well composed. Many thanks for sharing this beautiful image !!!
It seems as if South Africa has some amazing birds...Excellent Image..and Action...
Congrats,
Mike
Thank you all for the positive comments.Sincerely appreciated !
Axel ,thanks for the suggestions.Will apply them to the image .
Wow. Ditto all the positives above. You pushed the shutter button at the perfect moment. What happened next? Did you get any images?
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Thank you Arthur.The Herons crossed (swords :) ) beaks , before the RH one was pushed off its perch.Originally Posted by Arthur Morris
Will post a follow up image on this sequence.
I look forward to seeing another!
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Thank you all for all the constructive comments!
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