Say Cheese

[Leroy Laverman]

This heron didn't mind me taking it's picture and even stopped fishing for a minute to smile for the camera.

Technical Bits
Nikon D80
Nikon 80-200mm 1:2.8 AF-D (at 200 mm)
ISO 200 f/5.6 1/800 sec
spot metering, shutter priority (Lightroom -> photoshop, cropped and cleaned up some floaties in the water)

[Krijn Trimbos]

Hi Leroy,
I like the flat water, and cool pose and the exposure looks dead on. I think this would have been stronger as a vertical with the whole reflection included or with a lower angle and less of the relfection included. Otherwise good shot!

[Arthur Morris]

Hey Leroy, I like it and I like the spot where you chose to cut the reflections. If it fits with your personal ethics, you might choose to lose all of the sticks...

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Leroy Fine image !!! Agree on the stick eviction If the bird was more on the upper left part of the frame with the sticks on the opposite corner then I would leave them !!!

Also with water that still maybe a full reflection vertical would have been interesting !!!!

[Paul Pagano]

Very nice, Leroy. I might be tempted to lose a few of the sticks also. I would probably leave a few to add interest though. Just another angle I suppose.

[Linda Robbins]

Cute pose, nice light, good exposure and detail. Another vote for removing the sticks. This is very nice, but I think a vertical might have been even better with the entire reflection and more room for the virtual legs.

[Leroy Laverman]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I actually have one of this series printed on my wall in vertical format with the full reflection and w/o the sticks. I guess my first instincts were better. The water had ripples near the head in the reflection so for this shot I choose to cut it off for this post.