Tricolored Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted October 14, 2010500 views18 comments

Egretta tricolor

Taken at Fort DeSoto's north beach, I was able to get a lot of images of this Tricolored Heron fishing at a very low tide.

D200, HH, laying in the sand & water at the shoreline, f7.1, 1/750, ISO 200, 80-400mm VR at 270mm, natural light. Cropped to 72% to remove an OOF woman in a horrid bright pink top on the right side of the frame.

As always, I sincerely appreciate your comments and critiques. Thank you for looking.

I'll be having company the next few days so I will be slow commenting.

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 14, 2010 at 9:27 AM

Real nice, Mia. Your post made me laugh...wouldn't it be nice if we could remove all the "oof" people we meet in this journey? I like the intent look of the heron, the wave crashing in the bg and the sparkles in the front wave. Sharon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 14, 2010 at 9:46 AM

I love the head tilt, Mia.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 14, 2010 at 10:43 AM

Great timing on this one, Mia. Love the way you have captured the heron inbetween the waves, like the pose too.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Benjamin DeHaven on October 14, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Very nice shot. Love the waves and the splash droplets in the air. Shame about the out of focus boat (I think its a boat, but its out of focus and hard to tell). Its not bright enough to really distract from the image but the image would be better without it. If only we could control everything around us...

Registered on May 31, 2010, 26 Posts, 53 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 14, 2010 at 11:40 AM

Thanks for the comments thus far on this image.

Benjamin, what you thought to be a boat is actually a white cap from a wave and since it is a natural feature and gives a sense of place I like it there.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on October 14, 2010 at 12:28 PM

Very lovely image Mia. I love the pose, detail and wave action. Well timed.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 14, 2010 at 1:00 PM

Your classic FL style shot Mia. Love the colors and the water drops in front of the bird. Great detail and sharpness on the bird as usual. I did not even notice the breaking wave in the BG until I read Ben's comments, so I guess it is a none factor for me.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 14, 2010 at 1:59 PM

The wave is fine by me, and I love the look you captured.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on October 14, 2010 at 2:03 PM

Nice Mia, I too cracked up when I read your description of the capture. I like the intense stare and the head tilt, and I think the waves add a bit tension to the scene. And, I'm awfully glad you removed the bright pink top from the frame!

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 14, 2010 at 6:57 PM

Great pose Mia - Ilike the low perspective and the sense of depth added by the waves. The only thing missing is a flash of fluro pink.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 14, 2010 at 8:56 PM

Beautiful soft light on this shot Mia. That pose is great. Excellent feather detail.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on October 14, 2010 at 9:08 PM

Lovely image Mia. I like the way the heron is walking between two waves.

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Butch Lama on October 14, 2010 at 10:40 PM

I'm amazed how you produce outstanding image after image with your 80-400mm. Love that cockeye look you have capture & nicely framing the heron in between the two waves.

Registered on July 23, 2010, 42 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 15, 2010 at 2:01 AM

Interesting pose and I like how the bird is the trough. The bird is very sharp too.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 15, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Mia,
I love the light and the colors here. It seem to me that this heron is playing with the waves. Really nice.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 15, 2010 at 10:53 AM

Terrific look at this guy. I like the pose and the gaze of the bird, with catchlight. Nice little water droplets spraying up in front of him as wel. The OOF whitecap wave doesn't bother me in the least.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 513 Posts, 6889 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on October 16, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Beautiful detail, color and pose, Mia. I don't mind the wave.....although I wish it was a little more recognizable as a wave. I do miss seeing at least one foot though....

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 23, 2010 at 6:50 PM

Looks excellent Mia! The color, details, and exposure are outstanding.
Like how you've caught em' between the two small waves, a heron sandwich

Excuse the lame humor ok

Well done

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