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    I was at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida, walking along Marsh Rabbit Run trail. I glanced to my right, perched on a dead Palm frond were these three Green Heron Chicks. I set up capturing images watching the head angles of the three. I suppose some viewers will wish for a more pure background but it was not to be had. In six or seven years of bird photography I have never seen Green Heron chicks and haven't since capturing this image. I an sure the nest was nearby because these birds could not fly yet but I couldn't locate it. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

    Some may have seen this image before but because of the unusually cold weather in Florida recently I have been working through images doing post processing again, hopefully better this time with new knowledge and skills.

    Nikon D500
    Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED, camera and lens supported by a monopod
    1/1250 F/10 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 3200 Auto WB, image captured at 350mm
    Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2021, Topaz Denoise AI and Topaz Sharpen AI
    Cropped for composition and presentation

    P.S. Learn more about Circle B Bar Reserve 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
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    Tough to get 3 cooperative subject with good composition like this. Nice job.

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    Hey Joe, This is killer good. One of your best. Have you posted one from this series before? The perfect image design and poses and the soft light are all fabulous. Along with the interesting BKGR. What year?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    Hey Joe, This is killer good. One of your best. Have you posted one from this series before? The perfect image design and poses and the soft light are all fabulous. Along with the interesting BKGR. What year?

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    Hi Artie, thank you for viewing and the encouraging comments. I checked, this image was May 19, 2017.
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    I'm so glad you told us that was a palm; it looked like a metal bar at first glance! Gotta love that middle bird with the gaping beak. Surroundings are borderline overpowering, but I think the birds still stand out.

    I do think the whole image looks a bit flat. I think it could use a bump of exposure and and warmth. But it's a really unique frame however it's present. Well done, Joe.

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