Lemonade

Gallery: AvianPosted March 26, 2017196 views8 comments

When fate gives you lemons... In this case it was a trio of Green Herons at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center yesterday that insisted on landing on the boardwalk rail at barely minimum focus distance and refused to land on a more suitable perch. So I figured I should at least get a decent head shot out of it. I did get some looser shots too, but I think htis tells the story better.

7D2, Sigma 150-600 C @ 600 mm, hand held, f/7.1, 1/200, iso 1250, aperture priority, pattern metering, -1/3 EV. Processed in LR & PS CC. Full frame.

Comments and criticisms are always appreciated.

Thanks,

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Charles Bell on March 26, 2017 at 7:30 PM

A very nice image. Sometimes these close-ups tell more of a story than to see the whole bird. I might prefer a slightly lighter background to accentuate the bird's colors..

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 26, 2017 at 7:58 PM

Looks great, Dennis. The details and colors are outstanding. Getting some good Green Heron shots with Mike was one of my goals, but the Greenies were very uncooperative...

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Comment posted by Scott Curdie on March 26, 2017 at 8:56 PM

Very nice detail. The colors of the heron are beautiful, I like the background as it is but making it lighter might make the bird stand out more. Nice work!

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on March 27, 2017 at 7:05 AM

Love the crest on this profile view. Those brown feathers almost remind me of fur, interesting. I find that many times when I go out to someplace to photograph with a preconceived idea of what I'm going to shoot it doesn't happen but always something unexpected presents itself which is every bit as neat. Which just means one has to get out there and they'll find something. How was your recent trip to the Platte? devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 27, 2017 at 2:08 PM

Wonderful detail and color however I also agree the background could be a little lighter.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on March 27, 2017 at 2:48 PM

Amazing detail in this head shot... Actually, I love it as presented ! Well done, Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 27, 2017 at 5:53 PM

Nailed the portrait, Dennis. Pretty tasty lemonade enlightened

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 28, 2017 at 6:04 PM

Awesome detail in this portrait Dennis. It really pops against the background.

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