Green Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted February 14, 2014194 views7 comments

Hi everyone!! Here's another one from Florida! My dad and I were at a wetlands area not far from the coast in eastern Florida. We noticed some movement in the pond beside us. After glancing over we realized it was a Green Heron! I got as close to eye level as I could. I couldn't believe how relaxed and cooperative he was! He even hunted right in front of us! It was amazing being so close to him.

Thanks for lookin'!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 300mm f/4 IF-ED lens with 1.4TC
ISO 400
1/2500sec @ f/5.6

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on February 14, 2014 at 8:18 AM

Heron is sharp and colors look great - the oof leaves in the foreground are distracting to me

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 14, 2014 at 9:04 AM

Hello Jenaya

You gotta love these guys:) They can be quite tolerant of us when they are busy hunting for food., and their unique antics are a pleasure to enjoy. The global exposure is well done and your choice of saturation has brought out details in the fine feathers. I can see a faint catchlight in its eye and maybe if you could enhance this some it would really give the image a little more power. I also find the top side of his beak a little bright and this brightness has prevented some details from showing up. The foreground oof shrubs are a distraction (Very Bright)as other has mentioned, maybe bring down the brightness here to be less obtrusive. I really like how you have captured the bird and separation from the background.

Thanks for sharing

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on February 14, 2014 at 10:34 AM

Very nice detail, color and bg! I agree with the others that bringing down the brightness in the OOF leaves in the foreground would improve this image.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 14, 2014 at 11:49 AM

Always nice to find a cooperative heron! Agree with the other comments re: the oof foreground, but I still would rather see it at this level than from a higher perspective. Good job getting low! Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 14, 2014 at 1:11 PM

Hello Jenaya

Forgot to mention: CONGRATS... Youth Photographer of the Year with Natures Best magazine!!!:)

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 14, 2014 at 5:56 PM

Excellent detail, Jenaya. The heron is a bit tight in the frame for my taste-did you take an shots with the teleconverter off? Alternatively, I might be tempted to crop this to a portrait. As presented it looks really crowded at the bottom.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 15, 2014 at 1:02 AM

Wonderful feather detail and color on the larger image. I might consider going with Dennis suggestion and doing a portrait type crop since the lower OOF leaves are distracting. Sounds like a great green heron encounter.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments