Hungry Blue Bird of Some Kind

[PMesritz]

I'm not a bird person, so have no idea what this bird is ;) But he was hungry... I'd love critique on these two shots.


Bull Creek Birdy-2 by pmesritz, on Flickr


Bull Creek Birdy-1 by pmesritz, on Flickr

Exposure 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 240 mm
ISO Speed 1600
Exposure Bias 0 EV


Thanks!

[TSU_Wildlife]

It's a yellow crowned night heron

[Patti Edens]

Welcome to Pixtus!

Great job on capturing the YCNH while he was grabbing a bite to eat. Good timing to get the action. I like your compositions on both images, but wonder if you could have maybe gotten a little lower to shoot more at the bird's level?

I think the exposure looks good on both, but I personally don't care much for the heavy vignette on the first. The first one also looks as if the white balance is off - seems to have a blue cast overall.

My preference is the second photo.