Green Heron
This Green Heron was capture last August on the edge of a cranberry bog. I waited for it to take flight and was lucky to get this image in relatively overcast early morning light. Wish there was a slight head turn. First post as a member. C&C welcome.
Nikon D700, Nikon 500mm + 1.4x, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 1250, Gitzo series 5 Tripod, Wimberley Gimbal Head
Geoffrey
Forgot to mention I removed a rather distracting large white area (opening in trees) in upper left side using Cs6.
Welcome Geoffrey. Glad to see you posting. I love the background colors, and the dangling feet. I remember this morning; the light was tough. I just got this guy sitting in a tree; your quick trigger finger caught him in flight. Well done.
Green Heron
Thanks very much Bill. Looking forward to getting back there this summer since the Green Herons seems to frequent the bogs.Originally Posted by Bill Dix
Geoffrey
Glad to see you posting Geoffrey.
A very nice first post.
The BG is terrific and you did a good job cloning in the bright area.
I really like the dangling feet.
My only wish is that the bird was not past you.
Gail
Great that you got him in flight Geoffrey. It is not easy at all, based on my experience.
Welcome to the Avian forum Geoffrey! Love the dangling feet, and apart form the whitish area at top you have a lovely BG. I its too bad the bird had passed you at this point.
Hi Geoffrey. Yes, welcome to Avian. I started to comment a few hours ago and got distracted.... The image is sharp, like the rest, I love the dangling feet and the flight pose. Bummer that the bird was flying away rather than towards you. We look forward to seeing lots more nice images from you; thanks for your membership support.
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Thanks everyone for your feedback.
Geoffrey
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