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Heron-in-flight
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Heron-in-flight

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted September 13, 201186 views4 comments
I was photographing a couple of Mallards in a rain fielded field, when this Great Blue Heron came flying out of the woods.

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Firmware Firmware Version 1.2.1
Shooting Date/Time 09/04/11 13:18:54
Owner's Name
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1250
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 400
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0mm
Image Size 5184x3456
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
FE lock OFF
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
AF area select mode Manual selection
Picture Style Standard
Sharpness 3
Contrast 0
Saturation 0
Color tone 0
Color Space sRGB
Long exposure noise reduction 0:Off
High ISO speed noise reduction 0:Standard
Highlight tone priority 0:Disable
Auto Lighting Optimizer 3:Disable
Peripheral illumination correction Enable
File Size 6027KB
Dust Delete Data No
Drive Mode High-speed continuous shooting
Live View Shooting OFF


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Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on September 13, 2011 at 3:18 PM
Good pose and position. The sharp shadow across the bird's chest doesn't look right. Was this something you did in processing?
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 13, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Hi
Phil thank you for commenting. The shadow was cast by the sun at a little after 1PM. The Heron banked at just the right angle to have it's wing cast the shadow.
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 14, 2011 at 12:43 AM
This one looks better and better the larger the view. I like the underwing view and the fact that the background has a certain amount of detail/information about the environment, esthetic too. It appears you are shooting jpegs. I much prefer raw myself, you might want to give it a try on a trial basis at least. It give you a LOT more latitude in post-processing. Just a suggestion. :wink:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on September 15, 2011 at 11:27 PM
Peter,
Great capture, really like the wing stretch of the GBH. Good exposure and detail. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments