Purple heron

[gail bisson]

Canon 7D
F 500mm
SS 1/2500
F 8.0 Aperture priority
EV + 2/3
ISO 400
Full frame and added 10 % canvas on right
Taken at 8:10 AM in Botswana
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gail, tack sharp with a great take off pose with the raised wings. Colours look spot on, and the heron stands out nicely against the sky BG.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Gail you nailed the exposure and the timing - super shot. I may be tempted to add just a little more on the right.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Gail,
IMHO , perfect as is. Timing,detail, comp. and exposure all come together to create a wonderful capture. Good call on adding the canvas.

[Grace Scalzo]

Beautiful image, Gail. Very elegant lines.

[bhavya joshi]

This is super sharp with nice focus and timing .. nice details and colors congrats gail.. This is beauty..

[Riju Bhattacharya]

Awesome shot!! I love the contrast in this image...lovely freeze

[Daniel Cadieux]

Great timing and pose. Love the dangling feet. Colours and light look good. I only wish the head was angled a bit more towards us.

I bet you were happy photographing a heron other than a Great Blue!!

[Melissa Groo]

Great job, Gail. Like the comp a lot, and the lines of the pose are wonderful. What a cool stripe on that neck!

[Brendan Dozier]

Great looking heron and nicely captured and composed, Gail. Like the pose, details, and neutral BG works well.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice light and wing positions. well done

[Craig Kerr]

A wonderful sharp image of this beautiful Heron, nice one Gail

[Arno Ellmer]

Great shot ,Gail ! I like the wing - up position, in good light.These herons are notoriously difficult to capture well in this posture ,since many shots result in a dark/black underwing if the posture and light is not quite right.
You shot this image at the right daytime and good angle.Excellent!