On one foot (green heron)

[wendell westfall]

D70s 70-200VR+2X@400 1/160 f/5.6 ISO500 0EV handheld

I went back this morning and photographed the mate (I think) of Friday's green heron. The image is adjusted in Lightroom only -- cropped (50%), set white balance, exposure, brightness, contrast, clarity, vibrance, saturation and sharpness. What do you think?

Wendell

[Dave Leroy]

Nice action shot Wendell. Too bad the habitat has the white water marks on it other wise it goes well with the bird. Bird does look a bit soft perhaps because it is moving and 1/160 was not fast enough to stop movement. Nicely exposed. Dave

[Lance Peters]

Hi wendell - looking better, Like the raised foot pose. Does look a tad soft on my screen - either because of the movement or 160 might be a little slow at 400MM handheld, some additional sharpening to Mr Green will help.
BG is habitat so IMHO - it is what it is.

Good Show - Keep them coming :)

[Alfred Forns]

Lots better Wendell !!! Love the pose and did well in PS processing.

As presented would need more room up front, should see a difference between back and front !!! White areas don't bother me, they are ambiance from other birds. Would clone out trash from water in lower left !!! Excellent image !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Very Nice capture Wendell,
I like the pointing pose with the raised foot, agree on more room in the front, would also selective sharpen the bird, its a little on the soft side...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[arash_hazeghi]

Nice pose, and good detail on the bird. main issue here is cluttered BG and lack of separation between the subject and the BG, although BG itself is not bad. A busy image will distract from main subject.

[Kyle Marie Barcelos]

Nice bird, like the foot up also, does look a little soft on my screen too, would also put the shutter speed up more. Great job TFS :)