Great Blue Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted October 12, 201564 views5 comments

I really liked the setting of this image with the Douglas fir needles framing andpartly obscuring the bird and sunlight on the bird and the trunk of the Madrone.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/10, 1/1000, iso 500, Manual exposure, pattern metering. Processed in LR5 + CS6. Didn't do much except a touch of sharpening and vibrance on the Heron. Full frame. Taken at 7:30 am, July 1st at Big Beef Creek on Hood Canal, Washington.

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I appreciate your comments on the Towhee and look forward to your input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 13, 2015 at 8:36 AM

Nice work Dennis, I like this setting a lot. Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on October 14, 2015 at 12:18 AM

I like the lighting and how the heron is framed by the branches. The red in the Madrone is nice as well.

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 16, 2015 at 7:49 PM

Good detail on the GBH. I like the framing from the Doug Fir. I like the Pacific Madrone also, but less of it might be better. If this were mine, I would crop out the bright branches on the right. Otherwise excellent! devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on October 17, 2015 at 4:13 PM

Agree that the framing adds a lot to the image, and the bird is well positioned IMO. Cheers, Hans

Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on October 18, 2015 at 11:37 AM

Hey Dennis,
Fantastic pose in a beautiful environment with very nice feather detail in the Heron. I agree with Phil and if it were mine, might try a square format to move the subject more towards the center by cropping all off the right side. Just a thought from a crazy old man !
Well done . . . devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments