Tricolored Herons

Gallery: AvianPosted May 20, 2012306 views19 comments

Canon EOS 7D
EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS @200mm
5/18/2012 – 8:50:03 AM
1/200 sec
Manual
ISO 400
Handheld
Rookery at St. Augustine Alligator Farm
Raw, LR3, CS5, 71% of full frame

With them either sleeping or constantly moving it's harder than it seems it would be to get a picture with faces of all three birds showing.

Comments, opinions and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Sally Wood on May 20, 2012 at 4:59 PM

Oh my, how did you manage this? This is a keeper for sure! Yup, you got 3 fuzzy heads and 3 eyes! and in nice detail too!

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Comment posted by John Robinson on May 20, 2012 at 5:18 PM

I like this. Great positioning of the chicks.
JR

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on May 20, 2012 at 6:31 PM

Barbara this is an excellent image and one that I don't have either. I like the square crop. Good DOF with the last bird's eye almost as sharp and the front one. Feather colors are nice and I love the 'wiry hair do'

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on May 20, 2012 at 6:35 PM

Talk about a bad hair day! Very nice shot Barbara, good job of getting all three eyes with good detail. Well done.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 20, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Very cool image, Barbara. What f-stop were you at? It looks like you have excellent dof, but just a trifle more to pick up that last topknot would have been super. I like the poses and the "bundle-of-birds" look to this.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 20, 2012 at 6:57 PM

Thank you very much for the comments.

Dennis, I inadvertently omitted the f-stop info, it looks like, but it was only f/5.6 because of the light, but I should have tried several settings, I think, to see if I could have gotten it sharp enough at a lower shutter speed with a higher f-stop.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 20, 2012 at 7:07 PM

Love those hair doo's. A very expressive family portrait you captured here Barbara. You did very well with such a large apperture setting and hand holding. Sweet Photo

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 20, 2012 at 7:33 PM

Sweet Barbara. Nice job getting these in the open. Look at those feet.!

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 20, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Agree with Dennis' comments on the dof. Still, this amazes me that you got all 3 as sharp as you did. Their Phyllis Diller hair is awesome! Sharon

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 20, 2012 at 9:43 PM

Terrific Image Barbara! Love the hair and the sharp details throughout the image.

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on May 21, 2012 at 12:45 AM

Barbara, this is great! I absolutely love the detail and the fact you got all three heron's faces! Very nice!

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 21, 2012 at 3:19 AM

Barbara it a pleasure to view this!

Keith.

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on May 21, 2012 at 6:30 AM

Very nice nature story. Not easy to find or shoot.

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Comment posted by Lindy Martin on May 21, 2012 at 7:08 AM

I think you did a great job of getting them all in the frame. Great detail in the feathers and feet, and of course the eyes. Did you use any kind of reflector or just in the right place at the right time? Good one

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Comment posted by Geoff Powell on May 21, 2012 at 8:02 AM

Nice composition. Love the detail.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 21, 2012 at 10:01 AM

This is wonderful Barbara, excellent techs..Especially like the colors of the youngsters plumage.
Great setting and well composed, nice!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 21, 2012 at 7:07 PM

Incredible Barbara, every eye in focus. Wonderful shot.

Ray

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on May 23, 2012 at 3:26 PM

Especially larger version gorgeous, nice pose and composition. Thank you for sharing.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 23, 2012 at 6:43 PM

Crowded and sweet........... wonderful

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