Heron Close Up In Flight

[PushingTin]

Ok so I was out testing my newly aquired 2x teleconverter added to my 300mm F4 lens and I duffed this shot by only getting about a quarter of the bird in the frame.

Got me thinking, do we really have to have the entire bird in the frame or does a close up like this work?

Anyways, using the equivalent of a 600mm F8 lens requires a bit of practice to get sharp shots handheld

 

[Overread]

Impressive result!
I am not sure about the composition though - I think the shot lacks a sense of motion and flight - I think some panning motion blur in the background would really help convey the sense of the bird in full flight

 

[pugnacious33]

The shot works! And I think the reason is that they focus is sharp. I think we all need to step out of these composition "rules", and this shot is a perfect example. One suggestion, a tighter crop to eliminate some of the empty space on the right might improve it even more.

 

[Moa]

I think that it works but I would crop it more so that there is less empty space. Also how do you get a bird in flight so focused?

 

[Rmac]

I can only imagine how tough it was to get this shot, and keep it tack sharp. Very, very nice.

Mac,

 

[TwoRails]

... Got me thinking, do we really have to have the entire bird in the frame or does a close up like this work? ...

If you're doing a "bird" shot for a magazine or the like, then the whole bird is nice, but I've never heard of it as a "must have." I like the shot and it portrays action; whole body not required!

 

[kundalini]

I certainly get the sensation of flight and a tighter crop would only take away from that IMO.

:thumbsup: as is. You must have rock steady hands dude.

 

[PushingTin]

Thx everyone for the comments and suggestions, appreciate it!