Another example of what you can get with the right lighting conditions, this heron was captured in the late evening sun. You can see the sun reflected in his eye, very low on the horizon. I cleaned up the bg and the water a bit and did the standard adjustment layers, but otherwise as shot and cropped. I posted another version of this in ETL a few months back.
07-30-2010, 11:36 AM
Dave Mills
Hi Kerry, very strong with nice lighting and good detail on the subject. Well handled!!
07-30-2010, 11:53 AM
Judy Howle
You nailed this one, very nice all around.
Judy
07-30-2010, 12:49 PM
denise ippolito
Kerry, Very nice lighting for the theme especially. I like the wing position and the head angle.
07-30-2010, 05:14 PM
Julie Kenward
It's a haunting image with the dark lighting and that red eye glaring at you! What a neat and unusual image, Kerry.
07-30-2010, 08:09 PM
Christopher Miller
Wow! That awesome pose combined with the chiaroscuro lighting makes for a very dramatic image, Kerry! :) Well done!
07-30-2010, 11:32 PM
Paul Lagasi
Very well done..nice details, DOF & reflection all make this work...TFS
07-31-2010, 08:23 AM
Jackie Schuknecht
Can't believe how close you can get to these guys Kerry. Well done.
08-01-2010, 04:32 PM
Cheryl Slechta
Kerry, beautifully done. The reflection looks like a Flood filter.:)