This is a little green heron, catching fish in a very fast flowing stream, his patience and skill were just amazing. This was shot at evening at 6.00pm in very low light and cloudy conditions.
Thanks to my friend Raj Dhage an Sachinsir Vaidya for teaching me this new technique of photography.
Thanks in advance for all valuable critiques and suggestions.
Camera gear used here is
Nikon D7000, Nikkor 300mm F4 with 1.4 TC, Tripod.
Hi Rahul,
I sure like this technique for landscape waterfalls and river scenes and I like the fact that you tried it here but I think that at a 1/2 second ss the Heron moved it's head a little and the beak and head are a bit blurred from the movement. Also not sure if it's from the slow ss or something you did in PP but the rocks have a cut out look to them, especially the one it's standing on. I like the pose and the colors in this one and if there were ever a bird to try this with, this would be the one.
Good job trying something different.
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Great job trying something different! David pointed out most of the things to consider. I would also do some PP work on those rocks on both the left and right, as there are some strong halo effects, and also the color saturation is too much for my tastes. There is also a slight magenta color cast coming through on most of the image. Hope these suggestions help and I look forward to seeing your revised version.
Good plan Rahul, I like the idea but the execution falls short. I am unsure what exactly has happened but the halo on the rocks looks like a post processing problem, perhaps aggressive sharpening, and the colours look surreal, perhaps too much saturation/vibrancy. It also looks like a big crop. Please try again if you have the chance as this scene has the potential to produce a cracker image. Regards, Ian.
I really like the idea here. The slow SS did nice things to the water; but unfortunately too slow for the heron. Some good suggestions above. Thanks for posting, and for trying something a little different.
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