Spotted this White-faced heron on a branch and observed its behaviour for a while. Hope you like this one. A few distracting branches removed only. I thought about removing the foliage on the lower right but decided to keep it. I'm fine with the leaves on the perch. I can see a version without the wooden section on the bottom lower left. Thoughts?
Hi Paul, I really like the raised foot, the pose ion general and the detail in the bird. I agree with you about leaving the foliage on the right...mostly because cloning with that BG is pretty difficult to make it look natural. I can kind of see where you did a bit of closing now. but only if I look hard. My only little nit is I find myself wishing the foot was frozen. I know some like the small motion blur as it implies movement, but the pose itself already implies movement. Just my two cents.
Hi Kurt. Thanks so much for commenting. I can see where you're coming from in terms of the foot...guess I'm ok with it, but the next time I see this I'll aim for a faster shutter speed and a "frozen" foot. Cheers.
This is an engaging shot with the curious head tilt and attractive white eye. Lovely exposure and detail across the bird; I even like the little bit of green foliage on the log, the one blocking the view
to the leg. Sure faster shutter woulda helped. Also, what's going on with the lower left corner? There's weird line going from the top of the stump to the bird's leg. Could be something OOF
but it looks a bit like a cloning artifact (even though I don't think you cloned anything there!)
Hi Dorian. Thanks so much for the feedback. You're quite correct about the weird line!...I just checked the raw file and realized that I cloned out a long spider web strand at that place...I should have left it or taken more care. Less is more I guess here. Thanks for your keen eye, I must admit I didn't notice it. Cheers.
Nice shot Paul, I like the colours and tones, for me the blurred toe looks good.
(Sorry to mention it but the first thing that caught my eye was the cloning.)
Whenever I see a new species of heron or egret, I get juiced up! So thanks for this one. Lovely the angle and tilt of the head. And strangely, I wish that the foot in this one was sharp. My try first thought was that I wished that I were standing next to you with the 600 and the 2x!
with love, artie
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Hi Paul looks good here ...
Neat looking egret , good solid colors and the tonal range is ok . Might do add ... a bit of tone to the subject for more depth and 3D in the plumage . Working through a lumo mask will create more depth .... rather than global via brushing plain .
Personally I would try to work more precise with your cloning ( clone stamp and patch tool are not the greatest tools , IMO )
Artie: Thanks you for the feedback. i would love to have you next to me...maybe before we all get to photograph the angels up high
Andreas: I normally take care with my cloning, (see the re post I did of Dorian's recent photo). However, this time I didn't...so the result is not good. I'm always willing to learn, so what is your preference for cloning?
High 5 (or is that High 3)
cheers!
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