Tricolored Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 2016174 views11 comments

One of the interesting things about photographing from a boat on smaller rivers is that you often have the subject in partial or complete sun with the bg in shadow. This appeals to my artistic taste, though I'm sure others would disagree. In any case, I liked what the light did for this perch and Tricolored Heron (thanks, Bill & Wayne for the correction).

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held from boat, f/8, 1/3200, iso 500, manual exposure (I did brighten the bird and perch about 1/2 stop in post). Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped from bottom and both sides to a 4x5 format at 9.2 MP before resizing. Taken on the Ocklawaha River at 4:56 on March 23rd.

Comments and criticisms are welcomed and appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on April 5, 2016 at 10:48 PM

It also appeals to my artistic taste. I really like dark backgrounds with light falling only on the main subject. This a a fine example of that. I especially like that you caught the blue on the beak (bill? what is it called on a heron?). Good shot.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 5, 2016 at 11:02 PM

Wonderful capture Dennis.
May

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 5, 2016 at 11:27 PM

These are really pretty birds Dennis. Love the colors. The dark BG just helps define the subject better.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on April 6, 2016 at 9:39 AM

Moody and beautiful. Well done.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 6, 2016 at 10:16 AM

I was just looking at my views of this heron, Dennis, (not enough lens @ 400mm). This is a fine look with the bird catching the light on a nice mid-river perch. The red eye and blue bill are fine additions, that seem to be hard to catch on these birds.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on April 6, 2016 at 5:31 PM

Dennis, nice pose and good look at the blue lores. FYI this is a Tricolored Heron. The little blue is predominately blue/grey without the white breast. etc.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on April 6, 2016 at 8:56 PM

No disagreement from me about the light and background! This is a beautiful setting for the bird, and the light accentuates the colors of a breeding adult Tricolored Heron. Yes, shooting from a boat is the best. :-)

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on April 9, 2016 at 7:59 AM

Hi Dennis,

The scene is nice and serene--dark BG works well in your composition. I like the colors of the heron--the bird shows off well as it stands out from the contrasting shadows of the BG.......................Jim

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 10, 2016 at 2:20 PM

Hello Dennis, I can only echo the other praise... Love everything about it, the bird shows brilliantly in this setting ! Congrats on this one devil

, hans

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 17, 2016 at 11:03 AM

Hey Dennis,
The larger version is very impressive,
Congratulations on the WP . . . devil

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Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 10, 2016 at 2:12 PM

Ohhh, Dennis, I'm jealous! This is a great photo of the Tri-Colored. As I mentioned in my comments just minutes ago, I love this style of presentation; it is so dramatic. I have to get my boat out !

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