I captured this image on Christmas Eve at Green Cay Wetlands here in south Florida.
Olympus E-30
50-200mm lens + EC-14 TC
ISO 200
1/640 sec.
f/6.3
283mm
-0.3 EV
Little Blue Heron
I captured this image on Christmas Eve at Green Cay Wetlands here in south Florida.
Olympus E-30
50-200mm lens + EC-14 TC
ISO 200
1/640 sec.
f/6.3
283mm
-0.3 EV
Hi milt - techs look solid - bird looks sharp and well exposed.
A lower shooting angle would have been good if possible, the OOF reeds in the foreground a just a tad distracting not too bad though.
Keep em coming :)
Hi Milt,
I like this as presented. You have good feather details, along with a good head angle and sharp eye contact. Your subject is placed just right in frame...I too would have liked to have seen a much lower capture angle, but I have been to Green Cay myself...and sometimes its just not possible...good show...keep them coming...:cool:
Hi Milt,
I felt this would be stronger as a vertical to show the nice detail and colors better by making the bird bigger in the frame. I cropped it as such, re-sized it (you can post up to 1024x800), added some NR to the bg and sharpened the bird a bit. Just a different thought and done very quickly... ;) Good show!
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Love the sharpness, the feather details, and good environment shown. Wish this was shot a lower angle and agree about NR in the background.
To me it's a pleasing image, Milt. I like the space around him, and for me it's sharp in the right places. Only thing I might do is remove the lighter specks by his bill.
Agree with Anita on specks, like the OP with some cleanup.
I like the colors, it is unusual and a pleasing combination.
The specks on the reeds -- they seem a bit strange to me. Did they get over-sharped perhaps? It's already a bit OOF, but these tend to jump out a bit, like maybe they are picking up some halos. Maybe selectively sharpen the bird?
I disagree with Kerry. I like the fallen reeds as they are strong elements of the COMP. In fact, I would like to see more on the right if you have it to get it back to 3 X 2 proportions. I would also lose the several lighter leaves that are on top of the duckweed.
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Artie,
Many thanks for your critique which is very much appreciated. I, too, prefer my OP to the re-post and will take note of your suggestions.
I look forward to seeing a wider version!
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Here is a re-post of a wider version. It does not include removing the light spots in the duckweed. This is for composition only.
Wider version works the best, captures the scene. Great image.
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