I went to my favorite wetland/marsh Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. I watched this heron dip feeding, trying to capture a decent image. In this image it has just had a go at a fish the it missed in the rearward ripple and is recovering it self for flight. 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 195mm (232mm FFE)
1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering -2/3 EV ISO 360 AWB
Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC, reflections of green Fire Flag leaves cleaned up in the upper RHC
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
What a great pose.
Love the feet and the water droplets.
I really like the circular ripple patterns in the water that I noticed only after examining the image for a minute or so,
A very dynamic image.
Just a minor housekeeping issue: I would clone out the little black dots in the water and that tear drop smudge below near wing.
Nice action Joe, love the water droplets and the patterns in the water. Do you have any more canvas in front, I think it could do with a bit more negative space.
Terrific takeoff image Joe. This one really worked out well with your higher vantage point, giving you this great topside view. I like the HA, sharpness of the image, the feet spraying water droplets is very nice. The wing and back details all add to a really nice job.
Fantastic looking action shot Joe. One of your best. Lots of great details and the colors look perfect. I don't think the splash is that big of an element in this so I might remove it and add canvas to the left and put the bird on the right of the frame. Very nice
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