Black-Headed Heron

[Morkel Erasmus]

Got this one in stunning late afternoon light the other day at the local duck pond.

All crits most welcome.

Techs:
Canon 7D with 300mm f2.8 L IS USM + 2.0xTC-III (600mm)
f7.1 @ 1/1250 SS @ ISO-1250
This is all but full frame

[Nico Steenberg]

Great sweet light and sharpness Like that eye and in flight pose and exposure. Super shot !!!

[Randy Stout]

Morkel:

Nice light indeed. Really sets the time of day, sharp, well exposed, nice angle in frame.
In a perfect world, would prefer the primaries on the near wing to be sharper, but you were up against it due to the fading light.

I might consider a slightly looser crop all the way around.

Cheers

Randy

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks Nico & Randy...

Should have noted it's just about full frame (probably 99% of full frame ). Might consider extending some canvas in a repost Randy...

[gail bisson]

Hi Morkel,
his is lovely. I like the light and the comp. Very impressive that this is full frame!
Gail

[Ofer Levy]

Nice and sharp. Not crazy about the yellow cast. Here is a repost with some cooling filter applied and some more room all around.

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Brillaint light and sharpness here ! Just awesome !

[Stu Bowie]

Sweet, sweet light Mork, with a good flying posture. Overall sharp, and the light has brought out the eye very well.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Nice pose and great light. I like the idea of a bit more space and either bringing down the temp or like Ofer's cooling filter.

[Wynand van Wyk]

Super in flight capture Morkel. Love the light and detail here! Ditto on a bit more space around the bird. Very well done!

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Morkel,
I like them tight......so no problem for me! Sweet light and VG pose!

[Morkel Erasmus]

Thanks folks, and thanks Ofer for the repost, I like what your cooling filter did to the sky