Roosting GBHs

Gallery: AvianPosted April 2, 2013114 views3 comments

Two Great Blue Herons at Page Springs, AZ. The original RAW file looked unnaturally oversaturated to me, especially in the blues (seems weird for RAW), so I desturated the blues a bit and ended up with a sky matching the heron's plumage. The heron in the background broke up interestingly because there were branches in the way - f/7.1, 500mm + 1.4x, FF.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 2, 2013 at 1:06 PM

The BG is very interesting as an abstract all by itself IMO. The subject bird I am not so sure about. Just need more of the bird for my taste I think.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 2, 2013 at 8:51 PM

The background is very interesting. I almost didn't catch the second heron at first glance. The dark area on the left edge is somewhat distracting, so I suppose a different crop may be more effective, but you captured an interesting double here, nonetheless.

Max

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 4, 2013 at 9:49 PM

I like this a lot John, a great pair and inspired comp. I agree the black on the left is a bit of a detraction. Nicely seen and imaged.

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