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Grey Heron

by Renzo Dionigi

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 201178 views4 comments
Grey Heron taken in flight in Torrile, Parma, in a wonderful swampland of the Po Valley in Italy. C&C welcomed and encouraged. Camera - Nikon D3S, Lense – Nikkor 80-400, Exposure – 1/2000, Aperture – f/9, ISO 2000

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 15, 2011 at 11:20 AM
Renzo,
very nice flight pose. If this were mine, I'd add a bit of contrast because it seems to me flat and I'd remove the subject away from the center of the comp. The larger version seems to have the same dimensions of the 720.
You can post the larger version up to 1200 pixels and 500 kb.
I look forward to seeing more of your work. Ciao. :wavey:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 15, 2011 at 12:34 PM
Grey, I agree with Monica's comments. Also it seems a bit bright to me, it maybe my monitor though. I really like the wingtip just touching the water. Good job.

Harry
Registered on August 2, 2010, 169 Posts, 741 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 15, 2011 at 2:06 PM
I agree with Monica, also. But nice inflight shot, and welcome to the avian gallery.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Julia Flanagan on May 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Hi Renzo, good use of f stop and high ISO to capture both depth of field with this large bird and stopping the action. I agree with bringing the bird out of center, and that contrast and brightening need to be checked, as this seems a bit bright on the birds head and back. Perhaps the time of day was not the best given that the light seems a bit colorless. Nontheless, a good capture. Welcome to NPN.
Registered on November 13, 2003, 59 Posts, 986 Comments