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Immature Night Heron
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Immature Night Heron

by g k walker

Gallery: AvianPosted February 11, 201579 views5 comments
Canon EOS 7D 300 f/4 1/40sec ISO 200 Handheld

Dawn at Leonabelle Turnbull Port Aransas,TX 2015-02-08

Heavy fog.

Lightroom 4 Topaz Labs Denoise, Detail, Clarity, Color Efex Pro 4

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Bill Leggett on February 11, 2015 at 10:31 AM
You did a good job with the framing. Unfortunately with ISO 200, 1/40 second and handheld, it's just too soft. I would strongly suggest ISO 400 and a tripod, which would allow a faster shutter speed.
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 11, 2015 at 12:07 PM
Ditto on everything Bill said.
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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 12, 2015 at 8:10 AM
A good rule of thumb for shutter speed is 1/focal length. In this particular case, that would result in a shutter speed of 1/300s. In your case, the only way to achieve that would be to bump the ISO up. With the 7D, that probably would have put you in an ISO range that the 7D would not handle well. I do like the pose on this guy.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on February 12, 2015 at 11:45 PM
A nice, well-composed shot of this juvie Black-crowned Night Heron, But I'm forced to agree with the others. I think the shot would benefit from a lower angle, too. Good work in difficult conditions.
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Comment posted by g k walker on February 13, 2015 at 1:33 AM
Re-post with additional work.
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