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Grey heron headshot

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Posted by Joe Stockwell on January 22, 2009 at 4:52 PM
This heron landed 10 foot in front of my hide and i couldnt resist capturing some detail

EOS 30D Sigma 170-500 1/250 @ F/7.1 iso 400
RAW to jpeg in dpp,
Posted by Ian Macdermott on January 22, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Nicely caught loads of detail maybe a bit tight on the left but very very good :toast:




regards


Ian
Posted by Ray on January 22, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Easier said than done, in the heat of the moment, but it just needs a tad more space on the left for it to "look into". Great close up, your handeling of the back lighting is really excellent.
Posted by John Robinson on January 22, 2009 at 6:43 PM
Good stuff Joe. Nits covered re space etc. Does look a little soft on my gear but so what ?
Good close up.
JR
Posted by Robert Lawrence on January 23, 2009 at 9:47 AM
That is close Joe. An excellent close up portrait. If it were mine I'd be tempted to lift the contast a bit to impart a bit more punch and maybe a little more space as has been mentioned but other than that it looks great.
Robert