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Heron

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted April 22, 2011188 views18 comments

I had a week on red squirrels and came away with a heron ...
The BG is a Red Maple

Techs
D3 /500 f4
at 1/2500th , F4 ,iso400,FF, HH
CR pp CS3
Thanking you in advance

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 22, 2011 at 6:46 PM

That is a wonderful shot Mark. Looks like it is in great focus and the BG blur is very nice. But what I really like is that the color of the maple sets a wonderful contrast to the bird. Well done!

Registered on March 24, 2010, 73 Posts, 1268 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Astbury on April 23, 2011 at 3:17 AM

Just add a slightly cooling saturation adjustment layer to the main part of the heron only, just to make it pop a bit more - Oh that's right - you can't do that easily on that 3 billion y.o. PS you've got - SHAME

Cracker matey

Registered on January 11, 2007, 28 Posts, 257 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on April 23, 2011 at 3:52 AM

Wonderful image! The heron itself is in the perfect position and is beautifully lit, but it's the background that makes this so special.

Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on April 23, 2011 at 7:38 AM

Exposure bang on, and a great backgound as well.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Warrender on April 23, 2011 at 12:57 PM

Nice Shot Mark, love the background too !

Registered on March 22, 2011, 3 Posts, 16 Comments

Comment posted by Edwin kats on April 23, 2011 at 3:14 PM

Well...different is what comes to mind. Love it. Git!

Ed

Registered on April 24, 2006, 177 Posts, 399 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Mclean on April 23, 2011 at 3:47 PM

Super image Mark.
We don't have flying squirrels in this country,so you were looking in the wrong place!

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on April 24, 2011 at 6:10 AM

this is lovely really shows up well against that background

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Fran French on April 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM

Already seen this elsewhere Mark, and still love it for the b/g colour and detail, superb!

Fran

Registered on June 9, 2008, 4 Posts, 47 Comments

Comment posted by PhilH on April 24, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Nice one... the bird stands out and the flight pose is great....

(agree about the cat though

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Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments

Comment posted by Dave Bartlett on April 24, 2011 at 2:43 PM

Great action and just got to like that background

Dave

Registered on March 9, 2008, 9 Posts, 113 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on April 25, 2011 at 6:26 AM

Great flightshot with a very nice background. I like the position of the bird in the frame and the pose is very nice.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Austin Thomas on April 25, 2011 at 10:06 AM

Excellent Mark. Superb background.
Cheers

Austin

Registered on March 7, 2008, 45 Posts, 207 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Ellard on April 25, 2011 at 1:13 PM

oh thats rather nice

Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Askew on April 26, 2011 at 3:11 AM

Great shot love the colours in the background

Registered on February 19, 2011, 11 Posts, 90 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Rosser on April 26, 2011 at 12:43 PM

A very nice image Mark, love these birds!
Regards,
Paul Rosser.

Registered on October 25, 2009, 61 Posts, 188 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Haskell on April 26, 2011 at 5:30 PM

I like it. BG is a bit different too.

Ian

Registered on October 30, 2008, 24 Posts, 673 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on May 23, 2011 at 2:07 PM

A great capture Mark

The background really makes it stand out.
Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments