GBH with nesting material

[denise ippolito]

Canon 40D
500mm
1/1600 sec. at f/6.3
ISO 200
Tripod

[Jim Poor]

Beautiful. I especially like the background colors and the shadow of the stick on the inside of the wing.

[Fabs Forns]

Oh, I know that glorious BG, you were standing as you come in and pass the first turn, facing the island :)
Lovely capture. I may soften the detail in the BG with a bit of gaussian blur to reduce the contrast on it.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light and eye contact. I agree regarding blurring the BG more and might sharpen the bird more.

[denise ippolito]

Is this any better-

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely photo Denise. The repost sharpening brings out additonal detail nicely. One of the things which caught my eye was the aperture setting. Perhaps you were using Tv mode and f/6.3 is a camera selection?
Dave

[denise ippolito]

Dave, I was using AV-I was trying to blur the BG a bit -that's why I used a 6.3 - Is that wrong?

[Kobus Tollig]

Well done and good PP. Like the bg and twig in beak makes it well done

[Dave Leroy]

Dave, I was using AV-I was trying to blur the BG a bit -that's why I used a 6.3 - Is that wrong?

Oh gosh no!! I was hoping for an earth shattering tip!! You keep on posting Denise and I'll keep on learning. :)
Dave

[Axel Hildebrandt]

The repost looks great!

[denise ippolito]

Thanks guys!

[Nate Chappell]

Neat shot Denise, I like the alert look on the heron's face and the stick it's carrying. I prefer the repost.