Dancing at Sunrise

[Frank Schauf]

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)
San Carlos Bay/Bunche Beach Preserve - Fort Myers/Florida

Canon EOS-1D X, EF600mm f/4L IS II USM, ƒ/4, 1/1000s, ISO 800

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[Kalin Botev]

Wow! Great light. I like the pose and the reflection. The view angle is also very nice! I wish the bird had a bit more space in front of it but that’s not such a big deal.
Well done!

[keith mitchell]

Beautiful pink light and a really detailed and sharp bird in a great pose ,maybe a little more at the bottom but that is been picky on what is a superb image in my eyes.

Keith.

[Daniel Cadieux]

These guys are so fun to watch and photograph when they start prancing around for food! I like the pose, the foot and leg skimming the water are pretty cool. Awesome light and colours. I like the inclusion of the reflection but I would have preferred a bit more all around, especially bottom (the other sides to retain the ratio).

[Jonathan Ashton]

Frank 9.5/10 if the right foot was 3cm higher then 10/10 - terrific shot - so impressive well done.

[John Rowell]

That pink light is just great, what a backdrop. Well captured and nice details. I agree with Dan that adding a bit of canvas all around would be nice.

[William Dickson]

Fantastic light and a super pose Frank. Beautiful colours throughout, especially the BG.

Will

[steve torna]

Elegant pose, pastel BG, nice detail and most importantly it holds my interest, Well done. steve

[Joseph Przybyla]

Our beautiful Florida early morning light... lovely image. Thank you for sharing, Frank.

[stuart wanuck]

love the light and pose

[Arthur Morris]

Good to see that you got up early. Love the pink light and the elegant pose but this image has problems. The near wing (pancake) position is less than ideal, the bird's head is angled well away from us, and the bird is rendered too dark. Pulling the curve up on the bird and using some NIK Detail Extractor would both help. a

[Frank Schauf]

Thank you Arthur,

except for the head position I have tried to implement your tips. I hope I succeeded.

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[Arthur Morris]

Good job Frank. I love the lighter toned subject. artie

[Ihtisham Kabir]

The new one is exquisite - a lesson well-learned, Artie, good execution, Frank.

[Arthur Morris]

The new one is exquisite - a lesson well-learned, Artie, good execution, Frank.

Thanks Ihtisham. I should have mentioned that in very early morning/pre-dawn light with that light toned water we need to add LOTs of light. That is why the original bird was under: too much light water in the BKGR.
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