Tricolored Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted May 8, 20163,441 views5 comments

The light was fading fast when I found this Tricolored Heron wading the shoreline watching the sunset. Cropped to approx 60% of FF. I liked the moody feel the image has. I experimented with some lighter and darker versions and decided on this one. It's more the way I remember the scene.

Thanks for looking, comments & suggestions are always appreciated!
Please view large image for best detail.
Canon 70D
Canon 400mm 5.6
1/1600
f/8.0
Aperture Priority
ISO 800
HH
Processed RAW image with Lightroom 5.7, CS5

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Raoul Breaux Jr on May 8, 2016 at 12:26 PM

I like this also, Ken. The reduced color pallet with the warm, low-level illumination creates a great mood. The composition is very nice with what I think is a perfect placement of the bird. I love the rear view with the head turn! Very nice all around!

I just discovered that clicking on the preview image brings up a white-edged image that has more of a luminous quality than the full-size image.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 8, 2016 at 6:18 PM

A moody image with a nice feel of tranquility.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2016 at 6:44 PM

Outstanding capture Steve. I really like the light. I would recommend that everyone take a look at the the larger image.
May

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 9, 2016 at 12:09 AM

Fantastic light and detail on this Steve. Nice warm tones and great pose from the TCH. Nice subtle reflection too. Well cone.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 10, 2016 at 11:23 PM

I like the lighting in this image a lot, Steve. It suits my taste very well. Excellent detail and you really made that eye pop.

devil

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