Black crown night heron

[peter delaney]

D3 plus 600 mm , Gitzo tripod, wimberely head.

ISO 800 1/2000 @ F8 exp comp + 0.3 .


Minor PS work.


I left shadows on wing as is as I was worried about creating too much noise.As you know my PS skill are limited.:)

Location : Wilderness Lakes, South Africa


My first sighting of this Heron and really enjoyed it. He circled me as the last rays of Sunshine were falling.

[Robert O'Toole]

Nice and sharp and the wing detail is nice, too bad about the shadow, but I like it as is.

I would put him just a little back in the frame, usually more in front and less in back looks better.

Whereabouts is wilderness lakes?

Robert

[Lance Warley]

I don't think the shadows hurt it at all. They add depth. And you certainly got the gleaming red eye! A beauty.

You might want to take a look at Noiseware for noise reduction. Much better for nr than the native CS3 tool and super-easy to use. Just select the area you want and run Noiseware on it. Done deal.

I run it on just about every single sky. I've never changed its default settings, either.

[Jody Melanson]

Classic pose of this guy. Nice. Maybe a little hot around the eye?

[peter delaney]

Robert ,agree about placement,

Lance ..thanks for advice on noiseware..

Jody...doesnt seem hot on my screen ...

appreciate the comments as always