Grey Heron-Ardea cinerea

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on September 27, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Hi Guys,

Here's a Grey Heron i came across on a piece of wetland at sunrise near my home.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: F 8
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 2/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: -
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm (incl. crop factor)
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Posted by Liam Pauling on September 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Great shot, the reflection is perfect and I like how the head sticks out from the wings.

Posted by Paul Ashton on September 27, 2009 at 3:10 PM

Cracking shot Jeroen.

Posted by Craig Jones on September 27, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Lovely shot Jeroen,like to see it in B+W as I feel the image/contrast is made for it,very nice

Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM

Just beautiful Jeroen

Posted by Jeroen Stel on September 27, 2009 at 5:42 PM

Hi Guys,

Thanks for your comments so far..
To Craig: Gave it a try in B&W and it seems to work. Also rotated the image slightly CCW.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Posted by Craig Jones on September 27, 2009 at 5:59 PM

Works better I feel Jeroen, as the first image has a 'monochrome' feel to it,well done on getting the full reflection too

Posted by PhilH on September 28, 2009 at 3:17 AM

I like the monochrome rendering ... I think you have rotated the image the wrong way, if you take the ruler tool draw a line from the eye of the bird to the eye of the reflection (they should be directly one above the other) you will get a rotation of about 2.7 degrees CW.

Other than that very nice.