GBH with wing-dip

[Ian Cassell]

Canon 7D
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L HH
1/3200sec f/7.1 ISO 400

Sharpening and some debris cleanup in CS5
NR on BG in Noiseware Pro

I went back and forth in my mind about possibly cloning out the rock in front of the heron and tried it both ways. I think I like it better with the rock.

[Vikram Agrawal]

wow. you did really well to capture the exact moment. Great shot.

[Tom Rambaut]

Love the wing tip in the water and no problems from me with the rock.

[gail bisson]

Very nice wing dip. Good IQ and love the ripples in the water and the color. Nice light as well.I think I would also like it without the rock,
Gail

[Rhys Marsh]

Wow, great capture and I actually like the rock as well. Great reflection in the calm water as well.

[Frank Schauf]

Really nice flight shot and great details.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ian,
I think the light and dip is very nice....I'm with Gail on the rock eviction. Very nicely done overall.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks, folks. When I get home from work I'll try to remember to pull out the one I did without the rock and post it for comparison.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Beautiful details and techs on the subject!! I love the wingtip dip, very cool. I would have preferred the complete rock, or none at all. I would also love to see more reflection at bottom...I suspect you don't have more of it?

[jack williamson]

Nice detail and the wingtip striking the water is neat. Nice fg and bg and like Daniel I think the whole reflection at the bottom would have been great.

Jack

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ian, wonderful shot. the wing dip is special, yes. perfect shooting and subject angles. loved the water. Good call on the f-stop. At this size, without-refl is what I'd have done as well. As-is bird size in the frame is perfect...not too tight, not too loose. I agree with your positioning of it as well.

[Ian Cassell]

Thanks. I have a touch more reflection, but not much, so thought it best to leave it out. Same goes for the rock -- I don't have any more of it.

[dankearl]

Timed perfectly, the water looks great, I would probably get rid of the rock, but it is fine as is.

[Ian Cassell]

Here it is without the rock (CS5 content-aware). Thoughts?

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice good light and sharp. the last one does the trick

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ian, well timed to get the wing dip, and great sharp detail on the heron. Here's what I would like to see - a little off the top, add more to the bottom, even though you may not have all the reflection, and Im not too fussy with the rock in or out.