GBH fishing

[Fabs Forns]

Captured at Shark Valley, with my Miami- Dade College class. There was a lot of activity, Snowies and Tricolored dancing, Anhingas flying and even a Purple gallinule too close to focus. A pair of Anhingas started a nest that day, right across from the canal, easy to see.
Background treated with Focal Point, from OnOne software.
Hand held.

Date: 2/7/09
Time: 10:28:10 AM
Model: NIKON D3
Firmware: Ver.1.11
Frame #: 3377
Lens (mm): 300/2.8
ISO: 500
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/500
Exp. Comp.: +0.3
Flash Comp.:
Program: Manual
Focus Mode: AF-C
White Bal.: AUTO
ICC Profile: sRGB Profile

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

A real beauty Fabs. Love the dark BG that shows the habitat and your exposure on the GBH is right on with excellent detail. Would be a superb painting !!! Love it.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very cool pose, details and soft light. The BG is not distracting at all despite all the branches.

[John Blumenkamp]

I really like the darkness of the background on this Fabs... the tones and detail of the heron look great against it in my opinion. Great to see the behavior you've captured.

[Steve Maxson]

With the action, colors, and background, this one has a great feel to it, Fabs. I assume that you used Focal Point (I'm not familiar with that) to selectively darken the background?

[Fabs Forns]

With the action, colors, and background, this one has a great feel to it, Fabs. I assume that you used Focal Point (I'm not familiar with that) to selectively darken the background?

Blur and darken, you choose the shape of the part you don't want affected and the opacity of the effect. Pretty cool.

Thanks, guys!

[denise ippolito]

Fabs, Crystal clear details and great effect!

[Nate Chappell]

Great behavioral shot, with the open beak and spread wings Fabs.

[Sid Garige]

Like the classic hunting pose Fabs. Well captured.

[stuart wanuck]

love the image would like to see the before processed image if possible stuart

[Fabs Forns]

Here you go, Stuart: