Green Heron/dragonfly

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A900~Sony 500 F4 G @700mm /Sony 1.4X teleconverter~ISO 1000~F/7.1~1/2000sec~manual exposure~tripod~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~6-29-2012~ CS6
The bird had just grabbed the dragonfly, then turned head away, so no better HA. . Incomplete and somewhat distorted reflection, choose to crop to at least make the DF reflection visible. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Jeff Sorbie]

Great capture William. I love the colors on these little guys. Photo is sharp and I like the light. Well done.

[Michael Rominger Jr]

Nice image William. Like the pose as well as catching the action of snack time! Colors and sharpness look good. Was there anymore room at the top? Personally, I would almost prefer to crop just below the log and have a little additional space above if the whole reflection isn't included. Did the eye naturally have that color and pop? Almost looks a little oversharpened or a little odd for some reason. Nice capture overall and one I would love to have!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Thanks Michael and Jeff. Yes there is room above. For some reason I thought the dragonfly reflection was interesting, and I didn't want to crop to remove it, but I guess I could... The eye pretty much looks as it is; could be the morning light. No sharpening, other than Save for Web..bicubic sharper. regards~Bill

[Michael Rominger Jr]

Thanks for the follow up William. Not a deal breaker for me on the crop I just Like seeing the whole reflection as well. The more I look at it the less the eye bothers me. I see now it could be just the lighting and angle. Almost looked like it was ready to pop off my monitor when I first had a look!

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Michael, I like whole reflections as well, but only if they are not to distorted. I t just occured to me that when I reduced the image to web size I used bicubic sharpening as well.

[christopher galeski]

very nice capture Bill,good detail,and prey a bonus,nice light.thanks.

[Marina Scarr]

Very sharp image with great colors and comp. HA is great as is bc you have the insect in beak which tells the story. Well done.

[Alan Murphy]

Very nice comp and action. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice action, I like the crop, dragonfly and the HA is not bad at all. I would like to see it a bit brighter and BG can use some NR.