Great Blue Heron in flight

[rrdjserv@earthlink.net]

Canon 20D


http://home.earthlink.net/~rrdjserv/wildlife/heron_4839a.jpg

[Alan B]

Superb shot.Very well done :cool: :cool:

[Scottes]

Excellent shot. Very nicely done.

[PhotosGuy]

That's a very nice shot!

[foxbat]

brilliant, well done!

[chemicalbro]

thats a class photo..... I've tried many times to get a decent shot of a bird in flight... but all the birds around here are pretty small (unless you count the seagulls and crows, but who wants to photograph those dirty flying rats)....

[guitarman3]

Amazing! Wish I could do that.

[Meerkat17]

WOW!
That image has attitude!
Well done
Cheers

[guitarman3]

Amazing! Wish I could do take a shot like that. In general, what's the slowest shutter speed to use to capture birds in flight? And do you set AI servo, AI focus, or one shot?

[AJ Montgomery]

Very nice, close and great details. How much crop? Was this shot with a Sigma lens on the 20D?

[larlen]

Great shot

[mattym]

fantastic shot, i would have loved to have taken that!

[CyberDyneSystems]

Wow!

... don't know what else to say :)

[Curtis N]

Awesome shot!
Any post processing involved? Something about is looks sort of sureal, but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe just the resizing.

[rrdjserv@earthlink.net]

Thanks to all of you for your very kind comments. EXIF is as follows:
1/1250 sec
f/5.6
ISO 400
400mm - Canon 70-200mm L with Canon 2x TC
sports mode (uses AI Servo)

I did have to crop this slightly because I was on my boat at the time and the rocking of the waves made for a misframe. Postprocessing was mainly cropping with a small degree of USM because of the 2x TC. I usually use Aperture mode, but found out that sports mode works very well for in flight shots.

Hope this helps. -Rick

[Airedale1]

Fantastic!

[kenyc]

Great Shot!

KAC

[LazyPhotographer]

Great job!

[Reigh Higgins]

Terrific shot! Thanks for sharing.