Yeah? Dude?

Gallery: AvianPosted January 13, 2014137 views15 comments

You want a piece of me? Actually, this Great Blue Heron was just walking toward me to head down the bank to one of the canals at Ridgefield NWR this past Saturday, but I liked the look. I also am posting a tighter crop-not sure which works better.

1Div, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag on truck window, f5.6, 1/640, iso 640, Av mode with +2/3 stop compensation. Processed in CS6 and cropped to 5.9MP.

Your comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 13, 2014 at 2:51 PM

And here's the tighter crop, though it's starting to get pretty major.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 13, 2014 at 3:03 PM

A great shot Dennis, wonderful look in the heron's eyes, and excellent sharpness and colors in the image. Congrats !

, Hans

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 13, 2014 at 4:09 PM

Dennis must say I go for the tighter crop,i really like shots like this.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on January 13, 2014 at 5:47 PM

Dennis,
This is a look at a GBH you do not normally see and I like it a lot. The original post is better IMO, the tighter crop loses some of the detail and the powerful appearance of the subject plus you do not want to omit that outstanding BG. What did you do to tick him off ?
Great moment you captured and well presented . . .

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on January 13, 2014 at 7:47 PM

Interesting perspective Dennis, you gotta love that stare. Excellent detail and colors in the neck.

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Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on January 13, 2014 at 8:39 PM

Very cool image, Dennis! I like the tighter crop better, because it emphasizes his expression and attitude.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 13, 2014 at 10:03 PM

that's absolutely fantastic, Dennis! this is one species where I thought I'd pretty much seen it all (not that I don't enjoy a good GBHE shot), and apparently I had not! what a crazy pose. I really like that you had enough DOF for the bill. I strongly prefer the looser crop, but I might try it just slightly tighter: eliminating most of the brown above the bird and leaving just a hair of it on the sides like you have.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 13, 2014 at 10:45 PM

Wonderful head on perspective really makes this shot for me. A very interesting viewpoint that is hard to get. I did not know a GBH would be this brown so I am assuming this is a juvenile. I like the original post. Excellent shot Dennis.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 13, 2014 at 11:16 PM

Dennis: I'm not a bird guy but this really caught my attention. Not sure I've seen this POV for a GBH before and it works great. I truly like both shots equally well. Really nice work.>=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on January 14, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Totally cool capture Dennis. I wouldn't immediately recognized it as a GBHE. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 14, 2014 at 11:22 AM

Cool indeed Dennis!
I would try an even tighter crop maybe vertical ?
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on January 14, 2014 at 8:30 PM

Terrific Dennis-the tighter comp is killer!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 15, 2014 at 7:48 PM

I like this original post best Dennis, great impact.
This dude exudes with attitude.. Yeah man!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on January 16, 2014 at 1:10 AM

Certainly an ornery looking dude, those eye's are great Awesome Shot Dennis

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 18, 2014 at 10:54 AM

Very cool shot. I'm amazed you got so much sharp at 5.6. I very much prefer the first version. I like it! Sharon

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