Grey Heron

[Bibhav Behera]

This was shot in Karanji Lake last week. This guy was sitting on top of a tree whilst we paddled below it. It didnt flinch.

This is Full frame...
Canon 1000D, 300 f/4 +1.4x TC
SS 1/400 (+1/3)
F/5.6 (should have narrowed it further)
ISO 400

Comments and Critiques welcome...

[Nitin Choudhary]

nice shot, nice closeup, good eye contact, a little more of exposure wud hav worked well.
thanks for sharing.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice closeup and eye contact. Wish the light had covered the whole eye. Agree a narrower aperture would have been good. Thanks for sharing.

[Dr. Kalpamoi Kakati]

Nice close up.Narrower aperture, with more of the body in focus,would have been better.Thanks for sharing

[Bibhav Behera]

Thanks for the critiques

nice shot, nice closeup, good eye contact, a little more of exposure wud hav worked well.
thanks for sharing.

Nitin, Can you elaborate what you mean by more exposure? I'm not sure I got what you were referring to.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I guess Nitin is talking about pulling up the exposure slider a bit. I too feel a bit more brightness would have been better. Especially since I am having difficulty in reading the details in the blacks (in some areas of the wing and at the back of the head). I agree that a narrow aperture would have been even better here. Overall looks good.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

Pulled up exposure by +.20 and fill light increased by 2 points. Do let me know what you think.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

The repost looks better, nice shot Bibhav.
tfs

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Nice. Lovely details. I like the leaves too. I would pull the exposure up a little further, if it doesn't harm the image too much.

[Nitin Choudhary]

I was talking about the grey neck area and the black over the eyes...