Walking around a retention pond one Spring evening, I spotted this great blue heron that looked like it would make for an interesting subject. As I worked my way towards it, taking advantage of differing angles, it took off and flew straight towards me. As it approached, I used the AF-C of my Nikon D5200 to shoot a series of shots. This was one that really impressed me. Other than some minor adjustments to brightness, contrast, and saturation, there were no changes made using software.

Equipment:

Nikon D5200
Nikkor AF-S 55mm-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G VR ED Telephoto Zoom
Sunpack 58mm Circular Polarizer

Settings:

Focal length: 300mm
f/stop: f/10
ISO: 250
Shutter speed: 1/60 second
EV: 0

Post Production: (for brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness)

Nikon ViewNX-2