Great Blue Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 2010151 views12 comments

I finally made id down to Ridgefield NWR yesterday, and it lived up to my expectations in terms of bird density. I do wish the weatherman had called it better as the light was rather dim the first hour. I liked this Great Blue Heron who kept dipping at the water-apparently not hunting.

7D, 500mm, f4 lens + 1.4TC, propped on a towel on the car window, f6.3, 1/200, iso 400, Av mode, no compensation, minor crop from the top and left for composition. Normal processing in CS4.

I always appreciate your comments and criticisms.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 4, 2010 at 2:04 AM

Beautiful setting and I like the dof you chose, he seems to fit right into his natural surroundings. No nits.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 4, 2010 at 8:41 AM

Lovely habitat Dennis. I like the pose of the heron, the bit of yellow from the flowers and the comp you used.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 4, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Dennis,
I like the pose, the DOF choosen and the colors too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 4, 2010 at 11:10 AM

Love the herons intent stare on this one Dennis, great setting too.

Andy...

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 4, 2010 at 12:27 PM

I like the setting here.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 4, 2010 at 1:21 PM

Really nice Dennis I like the setting, comp and partial reflection. Ridgefield tends to get better as the winter goes along, although the weather not so much.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 4, 2010 at 5:13 PM

Nice natural environment, Dennis. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 4, 2010 at 5:18 PM

A very appealing comp Dennis. Great habitat and I too like the inclusion of the yellow flowers.

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on October 4, 2010 at 6:10 PM

Nice setting, pose, light and sharpness.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 4, 2010 at 8:13 PM

This all works very well for me Dennis. I especially like the setting and your DOF to show it off.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 4, 2010 at 10:19 PM

Looks like fantastic light Dennis. Very soft and muted the way I really like it. Great habitat shot as well. No nits from me on this one. Congrats.

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 5, 2010 at 4:56 PM

This is terrific. The pose of the bird, the 2 "layers" of background veg, and the yellow flower, all with some nice soft muted lighting. Beautiful shot.

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