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LBH Breeding Plumage
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LBH Breeding Plumage

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: AvianPosted July 24, 2010148 views9 comments
Shot at Lake Martin in April. Original horizontal cropped to vertical.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 400 1/1000 f5.7 0.0EV

Comments

9 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 24, 2010 at 12:54 PM
The composition is excellent Bill, he's looking into the frame and the vertical format was made for him. Great colors both bird and background. Good job!
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Baldwin on July 24, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Very nice Bill-- I agree with Gary's comments. I especially like the transition of the bib colors to the chest colors and then to the background colors
Dan
Registered on July 20, 2010, 3 Posts, 20 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 24, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Well done Bill. I like your composition, the perfect head turn and interesting light showing just enough detail in the shadows.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Beautiful, Bill. Nice head turn and I like the perch. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on July 24, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Very well done Bill!! I love the composition and the colors! Nice sharpness as well. :toast:
Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 24, 2010 at 8:51 PM
How wonderful to get this heron in breeding plumage Bill. Love the setting, the breeding colors, light in the eye and the pose. I'd be happy with this image in my files.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 25, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Nice detail, setting and head turn Bill

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 25, 2010 at 2:48 PM
He's a beauty! I love the saturated colors in this one Bill. Nice job with the comp. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 26, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Wonderful colors to this heron and good setting to bring out the darker colors, well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments