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    Default Great Blue Heron

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    This image was created at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in Tyre, New York on 4/19/18 at 11:19AM. Image adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop.

    Hand held, Big crop.

    Canon 5D MarkIV
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    Looks great for a big crop or otherwise. I like that the shutter speed even caught the water drops from prey and beak. TFS

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    Great frog and image design but the subject and prey are too dark and the image is quite flat.

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    A little adjustment with curves and this image really pops. I would raise on the heron and lower on the water.

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    Hi John, I like your low perspective here, and a great catch for the Heron. Another vote for bringing up some exposure on the Heron. This fellow looks similar to our Grey Heron.

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    This is a nice image but stops short of being better because of the heavy crop and flat light. If you had either more feather detail or warmer light, this would really jump.

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