I don't know how they see their prey through the heavy duckweed, but the herons there consistently catch fish as if the water was clear. This Great Blue Heron was oblivious to my presence...once it took its place on that perch I was able to maneuverer for a better angle/BG and test a few settings.
Canon 7D + 100-400L @235mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/250s., f/6.3, ISO 800, 580 EX II flash @ -1.7 FEC (settings histogram checked), handheld, FF (slight CW rotation and corners cropped off), some debris cleaned off the duckweed.
This is really nice. I think the diagonal line created by the heron's body really makes this picture special. Love the uniform green on the water. I might clean up the little specular highlight in ruc.
gail
Daniel, awesome shot. terrific details, comp., exposure and pose. the duckweed makes it very different. perfect angle on the bird. As always, you positioned yourself well.
I love everything about this image Daniel. The birds pose, the bg, the perch, the trail thru the greens in the bg and the algae textured water. Really nice