Posted by Dave Sewell on December 18, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Another from Sri Lanka. I didn't find these the easiest guys to photograph even though they're present wherever there's a bit of water.
Techs Canon 1DIIN, 300/4 with 1.4x converter, F5., 1600 sec
Happy Christmas everybody!
Posted by Rob Howard on December 18, 2007 at 7:40 PM
Hi David,
Merry Christmas
Sounds like the Heron is a jumpy bird the world over then! I like the image, couple of points for me would be to blur the BG a little more, as it does distract a little. Also the whites are a little hot and I think the whole image could do with toning down a little.
Looks like you had a great trip, look forward to seeing more from your travels.
Regards
Rob
Posted by Andy Astbury on December 19, 2007 at 3:22 AM
Handsome bird Dave
Rob's said it all - would like to see a repost with his suggested changes
Don't suppose you've got one in LS have you - softer BG and some space to the left would be superb.
Nice image all the same though
Posted by Dave Sewell on December 19, 2007 at 5:08 AM
I'll have another go at this - funny how you can miss the obvious until it's pointed out to you!
It was taken at about 10am so the light was really harsh which might be the problem with the whites. Andy I've got loads of space on the left but it's kind of dominated by those two horizontal bamboo shoots you can see. I'll see if blurring the background will help and then post a LS version.
Dave
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3 repliesTechs Canon 1DIIN, 300/4 with 1.4x converter, F5., 1600 sec
Happy Christmas everybody!
Merry Christmas
Sounds like the Heron is a jumpy bird the world over then! I like the image, couple of points for me would be to blur the BG a little more, as it does distract a little. Also the whites are a little hot and I think the whole image could do with toning down a little.
Looks like you had a great trip, look forward to seeing more from your travels.
Regards
Rob
Rob's said it all - would like to see a repost with his suggested changes
Don't suppose you've got one in LS have you - softer BG and some space to the left would be superb.
Nice image all the same though
It was taken at about 10am so the light was really harsh which might be the problem with the whites. Andy I've got loads of space on the left but it's kind of dominated by those two horizontal bamboo shoots you can see. I'll see if blurring the background will help and then post a LS version.
Dave