Heron

[Jeff Cashdollar]

Techs:
Canon 40D
Canon 400 MM 5.6L
Gitzo 3530 LS/Mongoose 3.5
Morning Light
f/5.6
SS 1/2000
ISO=400

Workflow:
LRII (small crop, curves, sat/hue/contrast adjustments)--export-->CS4 (QM= remove branches LHC, LM=blur BR & smart sharpen)---run Topaz NR CS4 plugin---->BPN

Wish I had dialed in more DOF, so it goes.

I noticed a few clone marks, I will report tomorrow.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Jeff - Love that eye, agree with your comment about the DOF - a little distracting with the bill and the back of the head OOF. Maybe a tighter vertical crop might work a little better.
Love teh hairdo.
Keep them coming :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jeff,
I like the captured pose, I would try going vertical with this...:cool:

[denise ippolito]

Jeff, Agree with self-critique. Nice pose and I would take a bit off the right. Eye looks good.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeff !!!

Dof wise there is nothing you can do about it since even stopping down will not be enough .... however ... if you get the eye razor sharp there will be not problems. We tend to look at the eye and leave it at that. The eye is not critically sharp so your eyes start wondering around the image looking for it !!!!

Do like the pose and bg Can see how you set up and worked the bird since they just don't sit there with the feather up !!! Excellent bg and exposure !!! Big Congrats !!!