Little Blue Heron w Frog

Gallery: AvianPosted October 17, 2012441 views14 comments

Cullinan Park, Sugar Land, TX September 2012

"Don't play with your food"

D4 ISO 1000. 300/2.6 with 2x tc. f 5.6 1/2000s -0.3ev. Early morning sun.

I'm never quite happy with my Little Blue images. The bird always seems less vibrant in my images than what I remember from when I'm shooting. I know I can turn vibrance up more, but I don't seem to need to with other birds and I guess this is just they way they look. Maybe I WANT them to be prettier than they are.

Looking for comments/suggestions.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 17, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Great capture Angela,
Excellent detail on both subjects and the colors look just fine to me. The action is fantastic and you caught a wonderful moment of nature.
One nit however, you need CW rotation to level the Lilly Pad in the water.

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Comment posted by Cam Held on October 18, 2012 at 7:05 AM

I agree with Mike- the colors look fine to me. I think they are just a lot grayer than they are blue... I love the action, what a moment! Wouldn't want to be that frog! Also, as Mike said the image could use a bit of rotation to level it.
-Cam

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Comment posted by David Hemmings on October 18, 2012 at 7:36 AM

Almost looks like fun for the frog, but probably not! Great capture Angela!

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Comment posted by Jim Nall on October 18, 2012 at 8:35 AM

Angela, this bird is already pretty enough! You've done an excellent job, the techs look really good. Lighting, detail, habitat, pose and that fish. Congratulate yourself!

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 18, 2012 at 9:36 AM

Great moment of capture. Tilt off but well done

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Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on October 18, 2012 at 9:43 AM

Excellent timing to catch this action Angela. The colors may not jump off the screen but this looks very natural to me.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 18, 2012 at 12:15 PM

Agree about the need to level the image, all else is great. Caught the frog just right with legs extended. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 18, 2012 at 4:01 PM

I agree with you about this species Angela. This one looks quite handsome, fantastic action you caught, a bit of cw rotation to finish it off.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 18, 2012 at 10:10 PM

CW complete. Guess I got into the bird so much I forgot to look at the rest of the image.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 19, 2012 at 5:12 AM

Great action Angela. Frog 1 Heron 0 or did he catch it?

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Comment posted by Joana Roncero on October 19, 2012 at 5:23 AM

Excellent picture Angela done in the right moment. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 19, 2012 at 12:58 PM

Now that is incredible timing. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 21, 2012 at 12:30 PM

Fine timing, Angela! Little blues are among my favorite subjects.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 21, 2012 at 7:59 PM

Love the frog in midair, great timing!

Ray

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