Black-crowned Night Heron

[Bhargav Narayan]

Hi All,

This is one of my close up on Night Heron.. It was sitting right on top of me while i was in the boat, had possible no option to avoid the branch. I guess its distracting a lot.. here for more comments and critique's

Camera Model : Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed: 1 / 3158 sec
Lens Aperture: F / 5
Focal Length: 190 mm
F-Number: F / 5
Exposure Time: 1 / 3200 sec
ISO Speed: ISO 640
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Lens Used: Sigma 70 - 300mm

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The good thing about this image is the eye contact. The branch distracts a bit. Considering that you had the 70-300, it would have been good if you could have moved to the left and framed it with the branch on the right. If the present composition is a must, then you should have used a narrow aperture. In this case, you had sufficient shutter speed to tradeoff for narrower aperture. F11 would have been better.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

I agree with Sabayasachi's views regarding moving to the Left. A bit more sharpening would be nice. Thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

It is bit difficult to photograph from the boat, as one cant move easily. Agree with the above comments. The perch and the eye contact are nice. A narrower aperture would ahve helped to get more details in the bird as well. Look forward to more.