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Daniel Cadieux
10-05-2013, 07:15 PM
With a cooperative subject frequenting a local pond for the past while I might as well take advantage of the opportunities. Here's a standard head portrait...these guys are pretty darn handsome and it is hard to pass by this individual without at least spending a few minutes with the camera and lens pointed towards it!
Canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4 TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/800s., f/5.6, ISO 400, natural light, handheld, just about FF.
Arthur Morris
10-05-2013, 07:20 PM
Sweet on all counts. At first glance, I thought that you had moved to Florida... Love the sharpness and the 1 degree towards you head angle.
Karl Egressy
10-05-2013, 08:27 PM
Nice portrait shot with fine feather details, Daniel.
MohsenVahedipour
10-06-2013, 01:47 AM
Nice composition, light with great sharpness & details. TFS
Alan Peterson
10-06-2013, 01:51 AM
Well done on this shot. Great Blue Herons are very camera-shy in my experience, and shooting one with this framing must have taken a good deal of patience and planning.
Daniel Cadieux
10-06-2013, 06:05 AM
Thanks guys.
Alan, these guys are normally camera-shy and very skittish up here too so when a cooperative individual shows up then we do not let the opportunity go to waste!:c3:
Ashley Cohen
10-06-2013, 06:36 AM
Excellent Capture. Wonderful sharpness, nice to get when there normally uncooperative.
Randy Stout
10-06-2013, 11:41 AM
Daniel:
Yes, they are handsome birds, and this image shows that well.
Just the right degree of sharpening for my taste, excellent exposure as well.
I never seem to find such tame GBHs up north, although the juvis are a bit better than the adults
Cheers
Randy
Steve Canuel
10-06-2013, 02:03 PM
Nice portrait and I love the BG. Common bird yes, but handsome and agree it's hard to pass up the cooperative ones.
Gabriela Plesea
10-06-2013, 03:33 PM
Wow Daniel, money shot! Brilliant colours and the crop makes a perfect portrait. Beautiful green BG to bring out the yellow on the eyes and bill. Sharp as it can be. A beauty!
I miss my squirrels though, are they out and about these days?
Warmest regards and wishing you a great week ahead,
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