Hunting GBH

Gallery: AvianPosted March 17, 2015248 views8 comments

Great Blue Heron in a classic hunting pose. I like the inclusion of the habitat here, especially the green seaweed clinging to the rocks. Some may think it's too busy. I'd be curious to hear your thoughts about it. Close to full frame. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Thanks for looking, as always comments & suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Please view large image for detail.
Canon 70D
Canon 400mm 5.6
1/5000
f/7.1
ISO 800
HH
Processed with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 17, 2015 at 7:07 PM

The larger version is very nice, showing lots of detail. The setting is fine for my tastes and very natural. There's plenty of room in the world of photography for showing habitat in this manner.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Knox on March 17, 2015 at 7:22 PM

Hi Steve, I like the concentration in this Fella's eye, the way you framed it and just how sharp it is. All the colors in this photo blend so nicely.
Great Photo

Registered on March 11, 2015, 20 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 17, 2015 at 8:40 PM

I like the environment in this image. You didn't mention flash, but the image has a bit of a flash appearance to me. Flash used? Certainly would have had to be HSS at 1/5000

Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 17, 2015 at 9:10 PM

Hi Keith, I did not use any flash just the late afternoon sun. I re-checked the exif and the techs are right. I slightly darkened the rocks behind the heron, maybe that's giving it a bit of flash look. I'm not sure. 1/5000 was definitely overkill for this shot, I did not need iso 800. Thanks!

Registered on August 7, 2014, 125 Posts, 2319 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on March 17, 2015 at 9:59 PM

Nice-looking bird, great pose, nice-looking habitat and super-sharp. I think darkening the background was a good idea. It's out-of-focus just enough to avoid losing the bird in the habitat details, but the extra tonal separation makes it work even better.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 17, 2015 at 10:43 PM

I really like the pose of the GBH Steve. I like the inclusion of the habitat intros and makes it stand apart from a lot of other GBH images.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 18, 2015 at 7:56 PM

Very nice moment of capture and detail.

Registered on February 18, 2012, 534 Posts, 2755 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 18, 2015 at 9:52 PM

Nicely composed Steve, I like how the neck of the heron curves through the frame.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments