SonyA850~Sony70400G@400mm~ISO500~1/1250sec~F7.1~manual exposure~overcast~HH~4-14-2011~Bryan Beach(near Freeport), Texas~CS5
Getting close enough to male breeding colored tricolors (for some reason) is much more difficult than the younger or non-breading birds, which is actually pretty easy. So I was happy with this bird that passed by me, being sure not to move, as he was hunting.
Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill
Last edited by WIlliam Maroldo; 04-15-2011 at 10:36 AM.
Thanks Jack. The blue on the face is accurate, and there was no saturation increase at all in post-processing. At least 95% of tricolor herons I photograph (1000s) have typical yellow/gray lores and bills, and the last thing I would do with images like this one is decrease saturation from what naturally occurs. regards~Bill
Bill - I like this a lot. That color is amazing. Nice pose, HA and sharpness. Only thing I might tweak is to have a bit more room in front of the heron for him to move into as the raised foot conveys his movement.
Lovely work, Bill! For me, I'd rather see a tiny bit off the bottom and a tiny bit more on top. The lighting here really brings out his colors and made for a beautiful exposure. Nice work!
Beautiful bird, beautiful photo, nailed it. I do agree with the suggestions of the crop though. A little more up top and to the left would add to the perspective and I don't think you would lose how sharp the bird is. I'd post it on my website if I had one.
Stan
Appreciate the feedback alot, and I am in agreement with the cropping suggestions, especially more room needed in front of the bird (the left). Thanks! I noticed (too late to change it) that I called the bird a tricolor heron, when it should be "tricolored heron". I call them "tricolors" for short, kind of like I call green herons "greenies", but I should have used the correct name in the title.
regards~Bill
Last edited by WIlliam Maroldo; 04-19-2011 at 01:12 AM.
Tricolor Heron Hunting
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