Heron Sillouette

All through October on the Mississippi Coast, we had some outstandingly crisp sunrises, unlike any I had seen all summer, where the sun would break the horizon so softly that I decided to head out early on several mornings and experiment with a 400 tele and a converter. I got many cool shots, but my favorite of the bunch turned out to be just a simple sillouette that I snapped while waiting for the sun to appear. This image has had no post processing whatsoever. There is something about the pose of the bird, the color of the sky and the way the broken rail fades off out of focus that makes this one of my favorite shots ever. I guess you never know, do you?

Jason

Nice capture.

Thanks for sharing.

Great mood shot.

really nice. The colors are really nice. I like how they fade on bottom corners. Very simple and nice- Congrats - SandyLee
PS - I would be interested in seeing the techs on your settings if you could post them next time.

Thanks everyone for the kind remarks.

Sandy, as far as the setting for this shot (and this is from memory) I shot this at ISO 400, F5.6, 1/60th (approx) shutter speed using a monopod. the shot is a stop or two under exposed which I think is what caused the deep saturation of the sky. Also, the white balance on my camera (rebel xti) was set to daylight. As I moved close enough for the shot, the bird didn't stay long and this was the only shot I got off. Had it stayed, I would have experimented with exposure and probably and adjustment on the white balance.

Well-composed, moody image, Jason. Looks like there is some noise, but it can be fixed. Nice work!

Very nice Jason. I love Herons, even though they have, at times, cleaned out my goldfish pond!