It’s been a month since my last post, so I figured it was about time. I was a little burned out from editing all the sports we shot recently, but now it’s the birds that are racking up the clicks for me. And specifically, the Green Heron. I’m not sure why but there is an abundance of Green Herons this year. At any one time, I can count anywhere from eight to ten herons within my line of sight!
But most of the time, the best action happens during low light. And this creates a problem with shutter speed and high ISO. You photographers know what I’m talking about. So, I figured that I would use the greenies as my subjects while I worked on getting better quality out of my high ISO images. It’s a work in progress and I’ll have a post on it soon, but I can tell you that I got some pretty good images at 12-14K! As always, click on the images to enlarge….
On your mark…..
But this heron didn’t give a damn about ISO, they just wanted breakfast. They’re about to leap off that branch into the water three feet below. They usually reserve this move for something a little larger than a pin minnow.
And they’re off!!!!!
The rest is a sequence of images that show what they go through for a meal.
Like an Uber for birds!!!
And of course, as soon as his siblings see that he has a fish, they will all come over and try to steal it from him! So he is constantly moving his prize away from the others.
Notice the light getting warmer, little by little.
Like having an in-flight snack….
The fat lady is about to sing…..
But the fat lady was laughing at the heron because right after this pic, he dropped the fish in the water and lost it!!!!
Tough break, but I’m sure was able to survive!
Most of these images were shot at 4-7K ISO. Not really that high anymore, but still way better than a few years ago!
Once again, thanks for looking, and get out and shoot!!!
