Banking Left

Gallery: AvianPosted September 12, 201698 views4 comments

I photograph this Great Blue Heron at South Cove in Old Saybrook, Ct, The cove is home to a few Herons and around 20 Swans. This shot was hand held, then set to 16 by 9 and cropped by 50%. I used Lightroom 5 to work on the shadows and add some clarity and vibrance to the shot.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Shooting Date/Time 09/03/16, 8:32:57 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE, Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/2000
Av(Aperture Value) 8.0, Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3, ISO Speed 400
Lens TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011
Focal Length 600.0mm, Image Quality RAW
White Balance Mode Auto, AF Mode AI Servo AF.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on September 12, 2016 at 6:06 PM

I like the wing position and pose captured. I normally use positive exposure compensation when shooting a subject darker than my background. Crop works, but would also work with less space to fly into.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 15, 2016 at 1:29 PM

I like the pose and angle and the slightly open beak, Peter. The bird seems rather soft in the larger image.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 17, 2016 at 3:44 PM

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 17, 2016 at 3:50 PM

Thanks David and Dennis for the comments. I was photographing Swans when this Heron flew into my frame, thus the -1/3 exposure setting and as for the solfness, of the larger. I did not think I could push the image anymore with a crop by
50%.
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments