You Caught My Eye

Gallery: AvianPosted May 27, 201152 views4 comments

This is my first post in the Avian Gallery. Since recently, I found bird photography very engaging and I have been pursuing it rather feverishly with varying degrees of success. This Blue Heron, although somewhat alarmed by my presence, nevertheless allowed me to approach him very close and to my surprise, just went on about its fishing business as if I wasn't even there. This unexpected occurrence allowed me to take several close up shots of this beautiful bird.

Canon 7D, 100-400mm lens @ 260mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

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4 comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 27, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Welcome to the avian gallery, Anna. A delightful first post, btw. I like the very sharp hair eye and bill areas a lot. They stand out nicely agains the less sharp neck. And great exposure, too.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 28, 2011 at 12:19 AM

Welcome to NPN avian Anna, a fine first post, I like your composition but I might take a sliver off the left. I like that small strip of brown at the top of the frame, it's almost like a border. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 28, 2011 at 8:07 AM

Hi Anna & welcome to NPN.
Very nice for your first avian pose, details & comp look good.
I like the color shift BG near the top, breaks it up nicely..
Great job on the exposure too, especially working with the light from the side & behind..
Well done & a have a great holiday weekend!

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 28, 2011 at 12:47 PM

Welcome. Nice image with excellent detail. I like the lighting from the back-yet still plenty for the face and bill. Good yellows here. Agree about a little off the left.

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