Nice Catch

[Troy Lim]

I sat by the pond once again today. Not a lot of birds coming close by. So I sat still and waiting patiently. About an hour later, this Great Blue Heron showed up and was fishing in front of me. Not once but TWICE!!! It paid off, I got the images I wanted. Hope you like it!

Manual Exposure
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 850 mm
ISO Speed 640
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected

[Jim Crosswell]

Beautiful image Troy! The GBH stands out well from the BG. I like the composition, sharpness, details and catch.

[stuart wanuck]

love it nice job!

[Marina Scarr]

This image in killer in every way and great use of flash.

[Allen Hirsch]

What an exquisite image, Troy. Well done!

[Tom Redd]

I echo Marina. Excellent.

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Excellent image. Superb use of flash, perfect moment captured, superb bg too.
If anything, I would move him further up in the frame. Well done.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very cool...I love the double stabbing of the fish (and a great bonus that the fish has its face towards us!!). Wicked BG. My only small suggestion is that I would darken the pupil to all black (except for the pin catchlight at 12 o'clock).

Way to go man!!

[Maurizio De Vita]

Wonderful! I like the almost square composition, the fine details of the heron's feathers and fish scales, and the lovely background. Worth the wait, I suppose!

[Art Kornienko]

I would also move him up a bit, very sharp, like the water drops.

[Art Kornienko]

Forgot to ask, which body were you using?

[George Cottay]

Nice catch by the bird but even better by the shooter.

[Dave McGowen]

Awesome shot, I like everything about it.

[Jeff Dyck]

Outstanding shot Troy. Ruffled neck feathers and that golden background look great. You even nailed the head-angle of the fish!

[Troy Lim]

Forgot to ask, which body were you using?

Thank you all.
Art, I shot with D700.

[Matt Shetzer]

Fantastic. I love the double stab of the fish. The detail and exposure are excellent.

Great job !
Matt

[Gen Benjamin]

Wow as everyone has said, great image. Wonderful background, great detail, double stab on that poor little fish not to mention his great last expression. Love it.
Gen

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all. I fixed the eye and moved the bird up just a bit. Is it better?

[Herb Houghton]

Nice image Troy, I do like the repost with the repaired eye. It looks better, it was a tad cloudy in the first. I also like the double stab as Dan pointed out.

[Ofer Levy]

Repost is a KILLER!!!

[Grace Scalzo]

You've got everything going for you here, Troy. Betcha we'll see this one in some publications. Congrats on fine work.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great moment and texture...The catch is great and I like that you can the tips of the bill protruding through the fish...Nice one Troy

[Doug Brown]

Original image looks good, but the repost takes it up a notch! Well done Troy!

[Bryan Hix]

Repost is excellent. Nice job, love the action.

[Troy Lim]

Thank you all. Appreciate the great comments and suggestions.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

You have NAILED IT !!!!

[Troy Lim]

You have NAILED IT !!!!

Thank you.

[Craig Brelsford]

Troy, I love your butterscotch BG! This crop pleases me more than your vertical crop in the other thread.