Juvenile Tiger Heron

[Loi Nguyen]

I just came back from a trip to the Brazil Pantanal. Although the main goal was looking for Jaguar, I had more successes with the birds more than the mammals.

Here is an early favorite.

5D3
500f4 II + 1.4X III
1/6400
f5.6
ISO-800
Aperture Priority -1 EV exposure compensation
HH from boat
Cropped a little from left, right, and top, about 66% of FF.

Thank you for your comment.

Loi

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Loi, a Heron I havent seen before, and I do like the preening pose - we have a great view of the eye, and its open, as most birds close their eyes whilst preening. The vertical comp works well, and the heron is separated nicely from the BG. Overall, I feel the image is a touch too dark. I took it into PS, and with a little brightness, it does lift the Heron much more.

[haseeb badar]

Hi Loi -- What a beautiful Bird . Seems you had a wonderful time in Brazil . nice pose and details , also the BG is clean and lovely . I find it a bit dark though . TFS !

[gail bisson]

Great bird and pose.
I find the image quite contrasty and wish for more room at the bottom.
I would rework the PP on this one because it could be a smashing image with a bit more TLC!
Gail

[dankearl]

I love the bird and the pose, the image is dark and the BG is muddled. I would start again with the PP...

[arash_hazeghi]

nice preening pose Loi, overall it's a bit too contrasty/dark on my screen

TFS

[Loi Nguyen]

You are absolutely right. I did wonder whether the image was a bit dark, but then thought may be that would show the heron better. I also added contrast.

So started again with DPP, added 1/3 EV so that the white is about 230 or so and then I adjusted the white setting to 250. Added some Hue/saturation, and then sharpen. Hope you like it better.

Many thanks

Loi

[gail bisson]

Repost is much better Loi.
Gail

[Lorant Voros]

Repost is better. It is a beautiful bird and a very interesting twisted preening pose. TFS.

[arash_hazeghi]

repost is better Loi!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Contrast was my first thought Loi.
The repost is gorgeous man!
Congrats!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Spectacular preening pose, beautiful colours, great details and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.