Great Blue Heron

[Cheryl Slechta]

This was shot around 10 in the morning as I was getting ready to leave Anna Maria Island. It was taken on the pier, light was pretty harsh. I did slight NR on BG, slight USM on the heron and +5 Saturation with H&S.

Canon 7D, 100-400L IS, f/6.3, 1/640sec., ISO 100, +.3EV, focal length 400mm, tripod.

Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions appreciated.:S3:

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Cheryl,

I like it as presented. Nice control of the frame, subject placement and muted background. Clear well lit eye and regal pose. Thanks for sharing, nice work for hash light.

[Kerry Perkins]

Nicely done Cheryl, toughing it out in the harsh light is never easy! I like the pose and head angle, eye contact is always a plus for me. You could go a little farther with the sharpening, but otherwise a nice image all around. Hope this guy isn't prone to getting a sore throat, that's a lot of neck! :c3:

[John Chardine]

I like this one too Cheryl. I'm a big fan of portraits which show so much of the detail that we miss when we are farther back. I think the image would benefit from a small boost in colour saturation.