Purple heron Flight

[Bibhav Behera]

This was taken from elephant back in the Dudhwa marshes. Was tough to keep focus with the Elephant moving constantly (wonder why this one was so fidgety :))

Got some ok ok shots. Its tough to shoot action shots with the 1000D due to its slow FPS (1.5 in RAW). Anyway managed a few. Comments and critiques welcome

Canon EOS 1000D, Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM + Canon EF 1.4x II Extender
SS 1/800
F 6.3
ISO 400
Full frame Image. Shot handheld.

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Love the compo. Would like more details in the head region. The colours look good.
This looks like a low-angle shot, how did you manage that from elephant-back?

[Bibhav Behera]

Actually the grass is tall (10 feet) so it feels that way. I checked at 100%, the head looks reasonably sharp if not completely. The sharpest focus is on the body. Guess f6.3 wasn't exactly enough. Maybe 7.1 but didnt want to sacrifice shutterspeed. :)

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The composition is fine. The image doesn't look sharp. Look forward to other birds.

Elephants become restless if they have to carry people for a long time. That is not their fault. Try carrying your ruckshack for the whole day and then you will realise why the elephant is becoming restless.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice display of habitat. Agree more sharpness would have been good. Thanks for sharing.