Yakety yak

Gallery: AvianPosted April 16, 2016343 views14 comments

Lake Geneva, Switzerland
D810 300mm f2.8 G ED VR2
f/9 ISO 640 1/1600 s EV 0.87 WBA Hand held
Photoshop CS6

Last week I took shots of this altercation involving two Grey Herons – the initial instigator was the one on the right. I’m reminded of the timeless song that runs:
Take out the papers and the trash,
Don’t you give me no dirty looks…..

Regarding the technics, I chose less space on the RHS to further accentuate the current direction of the oppression/tirade. The bokeh lower BG (brightly illuminated buildings on the far shore) caused bothersome distraction –attenuated by a shallow curve and additional mild Gaussian blur.
Thanks for viewing
Your crits. and nits are most welcome
David

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Thiraviyam Yogaraj on April 16, 2016 at 6:21 AM

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on April 16, 2016 at 10:15 AM

Hey David,
Excellent capture of this interaction between these two Herons, your timing could not have been better. Well composed with wonderful detail and you nailed the exposure.
I wish this one was in my gallery . . . devil

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 16, 2016 at 5:55 PM

David: this is an excellent capture of the moment. My only suggestion would be to have a bit more room on the bottom if possible. Fine otherwise. Richard

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 16, 2016 at 6:29 PM

I like this a lot David, great interaction and lovely feather detail. devil

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 16, 2016 at 7:10 PM

Love the interaction in the one David. If you have time, I would ike to see a repost with some of the RHS added back. I understand your reasoning, but think it feels a bit tight and even with more room, my eye would still go to the left side bird because of the aggressive pose and then follow it to the right giving me the same directional flow I think you were going for. Still, nice work!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 16, 2016 at 8:05 PM

Great interaction, David, and I think you chose an excellent crop to accentuate the situation. Nice job handling the bg.

devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on April 16, 2016 at 10:38 PM

Made my day. Great photo! Wish it was mine. devil

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 17, 2016 at 3:33 AM

Fun, expressive, storytelling.... this is great ! Congrats, Hans

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 18, 2016 at 11:04 AM

Great interaction, nicely captured!
I understand the tight cropping at the bottom, as you wanted to avoid the wall.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 18, 2016 at 11:38 AM

Wonderful interaction and nicely crisp throughout (no easy task with these big birds). Well done.

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Comment posted by Yun Gao on April 21, 2016 at 8:57 PM

Made me smile. Love this one. Wonderful interaction and moment. Congrats!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 23, 2016 at 11:33 AM

Congrats on the WP David, well deserved! devil

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on April 26, 2016 at 3:43 PM

Great catch and angle to appreciate this fully. Excellent detail, exposure, colours, and interaction.
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on July 20, 2016 at 12:59 AM

It definitely looks like he's getting told off! Really great interaction shot. Congrats in the EP.

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