TheTricolored Heron above was photographed moments apart at Fort DeSoto Park with the Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS lens with the EOS-50D. ISO 400. Evaluative metering at zero: 1/2000 sec. at f/7.1. Mongoose M3.5 atop the Gitzo 3530 LS.
Note that though the image below features a much nice look at the single breeding plume, the image above has a much better head angle with the bird’s head turned about 3 or 4 degrees towards me (2 degrees would have been perfect). In the image below, the bird’s head is turned about 1 degree away from me relegating it to the trash heap. Had the bird’s head in the image below been even parallel to the imaging sensor it would have been not only a keeper but a Family Jewel. Folks always need to be aware of the head angle when creating avian images
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This is an excellent thread.
Just wonder if this image has the bird showing too much interaction with the photographer (me) instead of being an observation of a bird in a natural setting at ease in its environment?
Ian Mc
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