{"id":156706,"date":"2024-04-07T06:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T12:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=156706"},"modified":"2024-04-07T09:13:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T15:13:53","slug":"black-crowned-night-heron-in-flight-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/07\/black-crowned-night-heron-in-flight-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Black-crowned Night Heron In Flight Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes ‘grab shots’ turn out better than I expect them to.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Five days ago at Bear River MBR I was looking intensely for Marsh Wrens that I could hear but not see when I happened to look up and spot this adult Black-crowned Night Heron coming my way. For a split second I debated in my mind whether I should even try to get off a few shots because I knew I’d have to get lucky to get ‘him’ in frame and in focus before he was past me.<\/p>\n

But the old adage, “you miss every shot you don’t take”, came to mind so I fired off a few grab shots and hoped to get lucky. I got three I like.<\/p>\n

This is the first in a series of three photos with no skips. Wings down,…<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

wings in an intermediate position and…<\/p>\n

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1\/6400, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

wings up. This is my favorite of the three photos but not by much. I like all three.<\/p>\n

I was pleasantly surprised to get that variety in wing positions in my three sharpest and most detailed shots and pleased overall with the image quality, considering that they were grab shots and the bird wasn’t particularly close to me. I wish the backgrounds were more interesting than plain blue skies but I can live with them.<\/p>\n

Given the weather we’ve had recently, I’d take blue skies in a heartbeat.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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PS – On an unrelated note, the past ten days or so have been exciting around here, for the following reasons:<\/em><\/p>\n