Posted by Karen Summers on October 11, 2010 at 10:08 AM
love to watch the herons always amazes me what they tend to catch and get down them, although not fun to watch when they get hold of little chicks then I can t look.
Posted by Dale Sutton on October 11, 2010 at 10:19 AM
Hi Karen
Great minds think alike
Dale
Posted by Neil Burton on October 11, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Cool birds. Is it a touch bright, maybe 1/3 stop?
Posted by David Sewell on October 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM
I agree with Neil that it may be a touch bright, but otherwise I like it. I am more concerned that it appears to be standing on a massive clump of the highly invasive Crassula helmsii. I know how rapidly this plant can spread, and many a time have helped remove it from ponds, only to have it quickly spread back again. However, if left it can totally choke a pond, so it looks as though some urgent site management is needed.
David
Posted by jack chapman on October 11, 2010 at 12:12 PM
very nice portrait, the shadow adds a little bit of extra interest
Posted by Karen Summers on October 11, 2010 at 1:27 PM
Thanks guys it was very bright that day maybe could have underexposed a tad more or wether I can just knock the brightness down a tad in pp I will see, thats quite alarming David if it is that stuff you say that is a problem it seemed like it was land though very spongy but I could be wrong
I agree it's a bit light. The pose is a little awkward Karen: usually as they move the raised foot downwards they shift their body weight forward and extend the neck/head slightly giving a slightly more attractive pose. Is this one of a sequence? If so it may be worth taking another look at the next shot.
Posted by Karen Summers on October 11, 2010 at 1:47 PM
The brightness knocked down a tad but no excuses should have been done in camera
Karen a very nice job in a very bright light. Keith.
Posted by Shaun Simpson on October 11, 2010 at 3:01 PM
Prefer the second one Karen, nice shot, I like the pose, that stare misses nothing, excellent
Posted by Neil Burton on October 11, 2010 at 4:34 PM
"The brightness knocked down a tad but no excuses should have been done in camera" Not necessarily I find it is better to overexpose (within clipped highlights) and drop back in PP, also reduces noise ;) I believe due to the largest part of the colour information being stored on the right of the histogram.
Much better by the way ;)
Posted by Karen Summers on October 11, 2010 at 5:04 PM
thanks Neil
Posted by Mark Davies on October 11, 2010 at 5:17 PM
2nd , much better on the eye .
Posted by Guy Rogers on October 12, 2010 at 7:45 AM
Hello Karen.
A lovely capture and I like the shadow in this one adds that little bit more to the image.
Posted by bill meikle on October 12, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Discussion
15 repliesCanon 1DMK4, Canon 500f4L + 1.4 convertor, ISO 400, f7.1, 1/1600
Great minds think alike
Dale
David
Could be darkened a little quite easily.
It's a beautiful bird.
Well done.
Geoff.
Much better by the way ;)
A lovely capture and I like the shadow in this one adds that little bit more to the image.