Great Blue Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted November 21, 2009221 views14 comments

The park surrounding the Roger Williams Zoo contains some beautiful ponds, marshes, oriental gardens, and wild birds. This great blue was on a rock in such a beautiful setting. The graceful branches, the few remaining leaves of the fall foliage and the moss on the rock made a wonderful color palette. Taken with Canon 40D, using 100-400 IS lens.

Comments always welcomed.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Carrie O'Brien-Sib on November 21, 2009 at 8:06 AM

You have captured this beautifully, Patricia. I love it!

Registered on August 4, 2009, 149 Posts, 889 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM

Patricia: Of course I'm not a bird guy but this is just excellent IMO. The environment makes this shot extra special. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 21, 2009 at 10:44 AM

Lovely setting, Patricia. I like the soft feel of the bg, the hues seem to be made for the color of the heron. One thing, I think I'd clone out the pink weed in the fg.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Cope on November 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM

Love the atmosphere in this. The subtle tones and foggy like setting. A personal pref of course, but for me I'd like to see more room on the right.

Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on November 21, 2009 at 2:06 PM

Patricia, the pink and grey colors in this image are both very different and just gorgeous. And even though the bird is a similar color as the background, your excellent choice of DOF has him really standing out of the photo. Great job!

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Floris van Breugel on November 21, 2009 at 2:25 PM

That does not look like a happy bird

The mood really comes through here Patricia, very nice!

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Comment posted by Sally King on November 21, 2009 at 2:48 PM

A gloriously moody shot. The colors are very subtle and pleasing.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on November 21, 2009 at 2:48 PM

What a lovely scene! Wouldn't change a thing.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 21, 2009 at 4:26 PM

Patricia,

This is different and I enjoy the demeanor of the young heron in this shot.

I only wish for more space on the right side of the frame and a little less on the left.

A very moody shot, and I like it.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 21, 2009 at 6:33 PM

A great feel to this one Patricia. I too would prefer a different comp, but overall super image.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 22, 2009 at 8:48 AM

Yes, the mood here is excellent Patricia. Typically I would also prefer more room on the right but unless you have more room there I think too much would be lost if you have to crop more off the left and go tighter to get it. Besides, for me the left side of the frame contributes to the mood. I quite like this as is.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on November 22, 2009 at 4:44 PM

Gorgeous setting and lighting. Love it

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 23, 2009 at 12:58 AM

Love this Patricia - just like a soft watercolour

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on November 23, 2009 at 1:06 AM

The direction the heron is looking stretches some "rules", but in this case the rules need some stretching and I like the overall effect. The bird looks a bit soft to my eye, maybe some selective sharpening. I like the dreamy atmospheric feel elsewhere though. Definitely a printable type avian image.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments