Still working on images from the past. Dot and I went to Gatorland in early June of 2017, Tri-colored Herons and chicks were abundant, in the bushes and on the boardwalk railing. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
1/500 F/8 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 3600 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 220mm
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2020 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped for composition and presentation
P.S. Learn more about Gatorland in the BAA Middle Florida Photography Site Guide that Artie and I co-authored. It is available at this link The BAA Middle of Florida Site Guide
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
I love it too! Niely framed by the vegetation, and for that reason I would have loved to have seen a version with zoom pulled-back for more. Lots of personality in that young one! My Canon often renders vegetation "yellower" than it was in the field and I then need to add some blues to them. Is that the case here?
Looking real good Joe...What a great pose and the surrounding vegetation frames the bird nicely...I like the detail you got all over the bird. If anything I would try toning down the greens a wee bit.