I captured this image of a Little Blue Heron preening at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. The bird was perched on a 8 inch square wooden post adding nothing to the image, so I went tight for a portrait. 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)
1/640 F/5.6 Matrix Metering +1 EV ISO 1400 AWB, camera supported by 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
Hi Joe, another lovely preening image from you for the theme. I do like the detail, good DOF, and I really like the colour of this Heron. Although you mention the 'perch' was not ideal, I feel cutting off the Heron as you have doesnt work for me. I would like to see a version with the 'perch'/post included, even if it is only a little bit.
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Little Blue Heron
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