Tri Colored Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted December 6, 2011155 views5 comments

This photo was taken at the Savannah Wildlife refuge. I like the shot because of the greenery in the background. To me it makes the heron stand out more. But is it to busy? Photo was cropped by 25%, a little noise removal. All c's & c's are welcomed. All of your comments are helping me grow as a photographer!

Canon Rebel XTk
1/400 sec
ISO 400
400mm
Partial Metering

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on December 6, 2011 at 7:13 PM

Colors look nice -- I like the green water -- the background looks good to me excpet for the heavy stalk across the Heron's face.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 6, 2011 at 9:24 PM

It is a pleasing image Carlette. I like the posture of the heron and the nice full body profile view. A less patterned background behind the bird's head would improve the photo I think, but it doesn't really feel "busy". Good work on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on December 6, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Nice comp. I feel the busy BG competes with the bird.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 7, 2011 at 1:19 AM

Good capture. A bit busy for my taste, but it's definitely the right habitat.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 7, 2011 at 7:49 AM

Nice shot Carlette. I like the comp and the bird looks sharp. The BG shows nice habitat, but does compete a bit too much for my taste.

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