Great Blue Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted June 19, 201450 views5 comments

This birds was taken at a pond in RI. It appeared to be trying to cool down. Taken with Nikon D70S F8 1/640 ISO 400 TAMRON 200/500 @440

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on June 19, 2014 at 12:06 PM

Rufus,
This is a good early post. It could look good as a vertical. You might find photos of GBH with less congested backgrounds pleasing. At the side of the water or on a limb with distant OOF foliage or hills in the background. Keep posting.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Scott Frye on June 19, 2014 at 12:16 PM

Colors on the bird look good but very busy background. A photo can most often be improved by moving the bird off center -- Google Rule of Thirds to get some ideas about where to put bird in a picture.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 387 Posts, 1136 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on June 19, 2014 at 3:08 PM

The flasher pose! Accompanied by gular fluttering, it is indeed an attempt to cool down. A nice behavior picture, if a little soft. The busy BG lessens the impact somewhat. Patrick's suggestion of a vertical crop might help there. A crop from the right, placing the bird in the right third, would be another alternative.

Commenting on other photos can also be helpful.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on June 19, 2014 at 4:46 PM

Interesting pose/behavior depicted in your shot. I'm not familiar with that lens but an f stop of 5.6 may have helped to blur the bg a little bit. As is it's a bit busy. Great perch for the GBH! Sharon

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

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 21, 2014 at 3:24 PM

Nice behavior capture, Rufus. Looks like strong light didn't do you any favors.

You'll get more comments on your photos if you comment on others' shots.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments