Lousiana Heron

[David Gancarz]

I practiced some good advice given on this forum, which was to find a good clean background and work it. After about 20 minutes with this very cooperative tri-color heron, this is the result. Cropped to vertical and for composition (head/bill angling down from upper right corner of frame), minimal cleanup on water.

Date/Time Original : 2011:03:06 15:23:01
Camera Model Name : NIKON D300
Lens ID : 106
Shutter Speed : 1/500
Aperture : 5.6
ISO : 200
White Balance : Daylight
Focal Length : 300.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 450.0 mm)
Depth Of Field : 0.24 m (9.88 - 10.12)
Exposure Program : Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Compensation : -0.3
Exposure Mode : Auto
Color Space : Adobe RGB

[dankearl]

Very well done, I like the habitat foreground, nice focus, I wish the beak shadow was not across its back.

[Keith Carver]

Nice pose and sharp on both head and body. Looks like this was taken later in the day, harsh light. Fill flash would help the contrasty shadow. Also a little more room at bottom would allow for virtual feet.

[Gary Esman]

Nice habitat shot. You did very great job with the harsh light. Nice and sharp. Would wish for a lower angle but sometimes impossible.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great sharpness and IQ. Woulds like to see more eye contact