I captured this image of a Great Blue Heron at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D7000
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE)
1/2500 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 450 AWB, camera on a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10
Cropped for composition and presentation
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
Great detail there!
I,ve been working Herons and Egrets recently and its surprising how much they feed on insects and small prey items.
Good stuff.
John
Very nice capture, Joe. Certainly fits the theme. Great detail, especially on the dragonfly wings. I like the way he's focused on his prey, so the slight head turn away from us doesn't bother me.
Hi Joe, love the attentive stare of the Heron on his meal - not sure that it will fill him up. Good detail throughout the image, sharp, and I do like your BG.
Super cool to have a dragonfly as prey item...especially a blue one to match the predator. I like your crop. Good details. Yes, a better head angle would have put this over the top.
The head/bill is slightly turned away. If this had been an environmental shot it would have mattered less but since this is a close up it matters more IMHO. Good detail and colour etc. The image though has good interest value so for me it would be a keeper. I wished my close heron portraits had your background and light!
Great Blue Heron with Dragonfly
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Good detail throughout the image, sharp, and I do like your BG.
. I like your crop. Good details. Yes, a better head angle would have put this over the top.
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