Little Blue Heron

[Bill Dix]

D0; 80-400 VR @ 200m. ISO 400, f/6.3 @ 1/4000s. Matrix metering @ -1.3 EV. HH, cropped to vertical.

Ding Darling, several weeks ago. C&C appreciated.

[Steve Maxson]

An interesting pose with the crossed legs and the intent stare, Bill. Good sharpness and DOF. The exposure looks good, though you may want to darken the upper legs a little. Good detail in the shadows. Well done.

[kenn threed]

I really like this shot... real nice pose, good detail and very good exposure.
A slight bump in saturation (+10) looks even nicer on my monitor.

Kenn

[Bill Dix]

Thanks Steve and Kenn. I appreciate the comments. Here's a repost with slightly darker legs, slight boost in saturation, and a slight boost in contrast using USM. In taking a more critical look at the image I believe there is some clumping of feathers that might indicate oversharpening or an artifact of NR. When I get the time I'll go back to the RAW file and see if I can correct it.

[Bill Dix]

Oops. Forgot the attachment.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the intent hunting stare and pose in this image. Well done!