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Tricolored Heron
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Tricolored Heron

by Bill Leggett

Gallery: AvianPosted July 25, 2014156 views4 comments
I found this bird yesterday in Bayou Sauvage NWR in early morning (7:30) light. This is a considerable crop for comp, about 67% of original, but I thought it held up pretty well. Cloned out a reed in front of the bird. Larger image included.

E-5 ZD300 F2.8 +EC-20, Wimberley I on GT2531, ISO 400 1/800 f5.7 0.0 EV

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 25, 2014 at 2:47 PM
Bill: A very pleasant scene. I like the environment provided in the image. Might look at desaturating the greens in the foreground as they are pretty strong. Heron is a bit soft - a round of sharpening might provide a bit more detail. Still a fine image.
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 25, 2014 at 7:15 PM
Beautiful, Bill. Gorgeous light and a nice pose with an interesting perch. If I changed anything here it would be just to slice a touch more of the green off the bottom.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 25, 2014 at 7:55 PM
I think Keith has pretty much nailed it. I would be happy just with the greens a bit less saturated. :smile:
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 27, 2014 at 2:55 AM
Great light and detail Bill
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