I really liked this little night heron I saw at Howard Park last week. I wanted to get a nice reflection shot and this was one I took. This was shot about an hour after sunrise. Thanks for the review.
Night Heron8:28 AM
Howard Park, Tarpon Springs
Canon EOS 7D, 500mm F4 IS USM
Manfrotto 190XP Tripod, Jobu Jr. 3 Gimbal Head
Manual Mode
F8
1/400
ISO 400
Evaluative
Photoshop Fill Light, Levels, Curve, NR, Unsharp Mask
Greetings. A nice sharp image with an appealing subject and pose. I'd prefer some additional room on the bottom (for the hidden foot) and a bit more on the left. Given the lighting conditions I would look for a slightly warmer color palette but that may just be a matter of taste. While the photographer to bird angle looks good, the lighting angle is not, with the head and front of the bird in the shadows... looks like you want to be standing about 90 degrees CW with respect to the bird.
Michael provided good advice and hit the high spots. Image would be stronger without shadows on the face and breast area. The image is too tight. Too bad because IMO the background habitat looks good and helps make the image look natural. I really like the wet grass under feet. Try and frame more of the surroundings and leave room for virtual feet - thanks for sharing. Keep em coming.
I really don't have much of a problem with the bottom cropping, but the light does seem a bit harsh on the bird. I love the weedy base that the bird is standing in.
FYI the small head, big eye, and thick shortish bill all point to this bird being an immature Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.
Good comments above. I'd like to see a bigger version of the image. You can go up to 1024 pixels wide by up to 800 pixels high and up to 250kb in size.
Thank you all for your comments. It seems that light angle seems to be biggest concern in each of the pictures I have posted and will definately work on that. I have made notes on your remarks and will try to pay special attention in the future. I appreciate the time and thanks for the constructive comments.
Night Heron
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