Tricolored Heron

[WIlliam Maroldo]

SonyA700~Sony70-400G@400mm~ISO1250~F9~1/1250 sec~manual exposure~Hand Held~2-14-2010~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS4/Redfield Fractalius
I greatly prefer avian photography under the soft lighting of overcast skies, for a number of reasons. One is that the position of the light source (the sun) isn't nearly as important as when the clouds disappear. Thats what happened here, and I ended up with the sun coming from the left, and the bird would not position himself properly, and to position myself correctly I would be in Elm Lake, swimming with the gators. Anyway, the awkward lighting seemed to add something, especially to the eye.
comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

[Fabs Forns]

Love the subtle use of the filter and the light in the eye. Nice curve of the neck too.

[denise ippolito]

Bill, I think the light in the eye is super. The curved neck is nice. The bird has beautiful details.:)

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Bill, Nice pose and details on the bird. I like the lighting and the soft BG too. Well done.