Green Heron

[andresleon]

Hi everyone,
I've been spending time posting and contributing to the Landscapes forum, so this is a change for me. Looking forward to your comments and suggestions!

Canon 5DIII
800mm L lens
ISO 320
1/1000 sec at f/5.6


Used LR 5 to crop a bit to straighten and remove distracting branches, sharpened beak and face a little, removed a little noise and also increased overall color vibrance.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Hi Andres, I love the heron's pose and especially the perch and how it is standing on it...very cool! Great vertical comp, and nice BG. The only thing is that I find the image bright, especially on the heron itself. It would be worth selectively toning it down for sure.

[Marina Scarr]

It's nice to see you over in avian, Andres. Love the pose, BG and perch. Agree with Daniel that the bird is very bright but that's an easy fix.

[andresleon]

Thank you David and Marina for your comments. I knew I had overdone the brightness a little, but I think I was thinking about it in terms of printing the image. I have noticed that my images tend to be a little dark where I get them printed. Will definitively have that in mind when posting.

Thanks again!

Andres

[Glenn Conlan]

Great portrait of a very skidish bird, toning it down as mention by Daniel is good advise.


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[Enrique Patino]

dark prints are usually a lack of proper profiles for monitor and printer... ;)

something like this for adjustments...