concentration (grey heron)

[christopher galeski]

took this image of heron fishing,you can see the concentration in its eye,just waiting to strike.cannon 7D,400mm prime lens,tripod,1/640s,f/6.3,iso640,comments good or bad,thanks.this image was taken early morning,bit over cast,would have liked a bit lower angle,but was not possible.thanks again.

[Don Lacy]

Hi Chris, I like the intense stare and the monochrome look of the image but as presented it is underexposed and lacks contrast so i pulled into PS and adjusted both the white and black points pulled the midtones up and added contrast with an S curve. I also did another round of light sharpening

[Bob Pelkey]

Well seen pose. The detail and colors are captivating. Don's processing work improves the image. Had you considered taking some off the top?

[christopher galeski]

thanks for comments,for me Don,I think for me your version is a tad too light ,and maybe inbetween my version and yours might be right,I will have to experiment,and Bob I think you are right about taking a bit off the top.thanks.again.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Don' version looks juat about right from here. I like the bit of colour on the face, and fishing concentration pose is nice. If possible, perhaps backing up and taking a full reflection vertical would have been a nice option.

[christopher galeski]

thanks Daniel for comments,I am afraid,a vertical with full reflection was not a option.