Project Interaction : Black-headed Heron

[Arno Ellmer]

Image created at a heronry near my home.

Canon EOS-1D Mk IV
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM , hand held
f/7.1
1/4000 sec.
Aperture priority
ISO 800
Exp. Comp. +1/3

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great moment captured, I like the sharpness, poses and interaction. I might give it a bit more room at the bottom if you have and run NR on the BG.

[Mike Fuhr]

What a beautiful capture! I really like the diagonal created by the two birds. Great detail as well. My initial thought was adding a bit more on the left, but comp is very nice as is!

[Ken Lassman]

Terrific action shot Arno....great eye contact and I really like the bent neck pose at the moment before arrival. Really love these Black Headed Herons...have never seen one...they are beautiful. TFS

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

One heck of a shot Arno. Loved the comp and freeze. So many things have come together so well...and that is the toughest thing in such action shots. The light angle, the head positions, wing position, neck shapes, the toes frozen right before the moment of impact....WOW!!

[Simon Bennett]

Wonderful interaction prefectly captured.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Excellent shot Arno. The action captured is perfect. Love the poses and colours. Compositionally I am wondering what this would look like with a bit more room on the right and bottom as Axel suggested to get a better balance over. In any case very well done!

[Hendri Venter]

Excellent timing and both birds tack sharp. Great action shot Arno. All techs spot on.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great timing and interaction captured. Both sharp and well exposed. Well done !

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

What a beautiful bird. A first for me and I love the interaction and the stunning eye contact. Great timing and well composed. Many thanks for sharing this beautiful image !!!

[Michael Stern]

It seems as if South Africa has some amazing birds...Excellent Image..and Action...
Congrats,
Mike

[Arno Ellmer]

Thank you all for the positive comments.Sincerely appreciated !
Axel ,thanks for the suggestions.Will apply them to the image .

[Arthur Morris]

Wow. Ditto all the positives above. You pushed the shutter button at the perfect moment. What happened next? Did you get any images?

[Arno Ellmer]

Wow. Ditto all the positives above. You pushed the shutter button at the perfect moment. What happened next? Did you get any images?

Thank you Arthur.The Herons crossed (swords :) ) beaks , before the RH one was pushed off its perch.
Will post a follow up image on this sequence.

[Arthur Morris]

I look forward to seeing another!

[Arno Ellmer]

Thank you all for all the constructive comments!