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Just beautiful Ann,love all the colors.intensity of the stare. What I really like is that little splash down by the leg shows that movement before the strike.
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The heron looks really nice. I really like the way almost periodic background works, with the ripples, the mid-background (mudflat?) and the far background bands. Could be better if the mid background band wasn't quite as dark on the LHS, but very nice image design.
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Always nice to see your amazing photos Ann. Really like this one...great detail, HA and colours. Love that little splash of water at the foot. I do agree with Greg regarding the dark band.
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Hi Ann,
I love the pose and the intensity of the moment.
I think you overdid the work on the head, It looks contrasty and crunchy to me. ( I thought that before I read your comment). I would redo your PP and probably try to leave the head alone unless it was not tack sharp. I also think that the sun was getting pretty strong (only 9:30AM but this is Florida!) and that is causing some contrast issues.
As you know, I am not a fan of the intersecting sandbar but it is what it is! I love the sandbar at the top of the frame though.
The reflection lines of the water on the wings are nice. I like them.
And I was getting worried that you would not get back through the channel in time!
Gail
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There is a lot to like on this shot Ann, the low POV, the colours, the detail, but if Im being brutal then for me having the head under the wing is a bit of a deal breaker. I find the head gets lost. Its a shame as you did everything right - I didn't notice the work on the head. I would love it if you had another frame from the sequence with a clear head view
Mike
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Reminds me of my time during Texas Galveston Beach when I was photographing them couple of years back (I bared stated photography that time) . We do not have this kind of scene in Utah.
I do like the image. I think if head was not intersecting the wing, then it wil be a stronger image.
Not too sure about opening the shadows in Head.
Background looks nice. You can apply gaussian blur to the sandbar which is intersecting the bird.
Question:- How do you guys knew that high tide is coming. I am heading out to Florida and I want to know how I can know about low tide, high tide etc for planning..
Thanks
Krishna
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Originally Posted by
Krishna Prasad kotti
Reminds me of my time during Texas Galveston Beach when I was photographing them couple of years back (I bared stated photography that time) . We do not have this kind of scene in Utah.
I do like the image. I think if head was not intersecting the wing, then it wil be a stronger image.
Not too sure about opening the shadows in Head.
Background looks nice. You can apply gaussian blur to the sandbar which is intersecting the bird.
Question:- How do you guys knew that high tide is coming. I am heading out to Florida and I want to know how I can know about low tide, high tide etc for planning..
Thanks
Krishna
Hi Krishna, best bet is to look up the area on a tide chart... You will see the interval of time between low and high, falling high tide, low tide and tide starting to rise are in general the best bird feeding times... Hope that helps.
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Originally Posted by
annmpacheco
Hi Krishna, best bet is to look up the area on a tide chart... You will see the interval of time between low and high, falling high tide, low tide and tide starting to rise are in general the best bird feeding times... Hope that helps.
Thank you. That helps.
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Nice one Ann. Detail and POV are perfect. Very well done. Been there Ann with the tide coming in, often...Always happens though, when its time to move, something good comes along. Good work.
Will
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Very nice. Low angle and the pose are both nice. The Small splash around the leg is a plus.