Green Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted August 31, 2011146 views21 comments

Seabrook, TX August 26, 2011

D3 ISO 800. 300/2.8 with 2x tc f 5.6. 1/250s. Hand held. Seated on ground a few minutes after sunrise.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 31, 2011 at 10:21 AM

Nice & sharp with a neat crouched pose. Great comp, DOF, & POV as well..
I especially like that early light and warm color Angela

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on August 31, 2011 at 11:22 AM

Very nice light and I like the background. The pose of anticipated action show the bird well

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 31, 2011 at 11:41 AM

Very nice. I like the implied action by the pose.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on August 31, 2011 at 11:45 AM

This is really nice Angela - really shows off the bird nicely!

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 31, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Very nice sunrise colors. I like the intense look on his face, as if he's spotted breakfast. Nice background.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on August 31, 2011 at 11:55 AM

Cool pose and exquisite detail. WOW.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on August 31, 2011 at 12:55 PM

Angela,
Did you get some good light or what. Beautiful. What an intense stare. Feather detail is superb and the composition with the head and beak pointing straight down to the corner is perfect for me. Background really sets the whole image off. Very nice Angela.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 31, 2011 at 2:24 PM

Angela you have got some beautiful colour on this bird and the pose a the birds stare are really good,i like it a lot.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Charlie Baugh on August 31, 2011 at 5:06 PM

Wonderfail shot Angela. Coaxing these birds out from there grass security is a great capture and your technique did it justice.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on August 31, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Angela, Wonderful pose and details. It does seem a bit red I might be tempted to back off of them a hair even though they are probably the colors you saw. Excellent sharpness for HH and you did a great job with the beautiful BG. Nice work!

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on August 31, 2011 at 5:33 PM

Great pose and well framed, Angela. Excellent work for hand held.

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Comment posted by Tom Lusk on August 31, 2011 at 8:16 PM

Beautiful, Angela! The colors are amazing.

Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 31, 2011 at 9:10 PM

Beautiful sharp shot! Love the hunched over pose as it appears to be looking for its next meal. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on August 31, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Thank you. Denise, here is a repost at -3 on reds-just a touch. I thought they were intense-but as was seen because of the early sun, I think. Since I hadn't increased the saturation, I was hesitant to decrease it.

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Comment posted by denise ippolito on September 1, 2011 at 7:10 AM

Angela, I think it looks good. I sometimes have to pull back on the reds too, even though that is how they were shot.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on September 1, 2011 at 7:47 AM

Angela, a lovely image. This shows how great light can lift a image above the ordinary.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on September 1, 2011 at 6:18 PM

Wonderful image, the light and colors are beautiful.

Ray

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on September 1, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Wonderful shot. Great light and pose. Along with some great detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 2, 2011 at 10:56 AM

Excellent Angela. I really like how the toes bend neatly over the edge of the perch.
May

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 2, 2011 at 6:49 PM

A really nice comp Angela. I like the repost better. reds look more natural to me. Very ncie sharpness and detail. This species can be very hard to get close to around here for some reason. I would love to have taken this.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on September 3, 2011 at 2:43 AM

Hi Angela, a classic pose of a lovely bird. Agree with Denise about pulling back the Reds & a little Saturation.

Sharpness is good, but the focus point looks to be on the neck/body rather than the eye, as that area looks a tad sharper to me?

TFS
Steve

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