Early Morning Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted February 24, 2016109 views7 comments

Another one from the archives. This was from a Ridgefield trip a year or so ago.

7D2, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag on truck window, f/8, 1/1600, iso 500, manual exposure. Processed in LR5 & CS6. I cloned out some distracting vegetation in the vicinity of the beak. Other than that, I didn't do much to this one. Full frame. Taken at 8:46 AM on December 31st, 2014 at Ridgefield NWR.

Comments and criticisms are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Steve Thompson on February 24, 2016 at 7:23 PM

Really nice Dennis, the feather detail is amazing in the large image. Great techs and I looked and saw no evidence of any cloning. Nice work! devil

Is that frost on his back?

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 24, 2016 at 8:52 PM

Nice detail in the feathers an beak, especially in the larger version.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 25, 2016 at 8:30 AM

Very nice. The large version is a must view. The detail is great.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 25, 2016 at 10:30 AM

Crisp, clean and simple. Very nice. Looks like he's cold.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 25, 2016 at 1:13 PM

Terrific light in this one and the detail is really nice.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 25, 2016 at 1:34 PM

Sweet detail and light, Dennis. cool

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on February 25, 2016 at 11:42 PM

Looks like the heron was preening before you took this image, Dennis. Excellent details in the plumage and great eye contact. Techs look spot on and the composition is pleasing. I find the OOF tree (?) slightly distracting, maybe worth another round of cloning.

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