The Handoff

Gallery: AvianPosted April 16, 2017124 views7 comments

Took this just as one GBH handed off nesting material to its mate. Nikon D500 and Sigma 150-600 at 1/2500, f/8 and Auto ISO 500. Cropped to about 80% of original. Richard

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 16, 2017 at 12:05 PM

Great interaction shot, Richard. Very nice detail in both herons and great light.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on April 16, 2017 at 12:08 PM

A little busy with all the branches but still a very nice behavioral image and this is after all, their environment. If I were going to do anything I might clone away the one stick between the neck and body of the heron on the left.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 16, 2017 at 12:33 PM

Very nice. I don't find this busy at all - this is a nest in progress after all. The interaction betwen the birds is unobstructed.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 16, 2017 at 7:35 PM

Wonderful interaction, Richard. It may be my laptop (but I did calibrate it recently), but to me it looks like the b lue fronm the sky leaked into the rest of the image and gave you a color cast. A lovely image and composition.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 17, 2017 at 11:38 AM

This seems perfect to me as is. I love the nest and the twigs and leaves.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on April 17, 2017 at 11:39 AM

Thanks to all for your comments. Dennis, I recently calibrated my monitor as well and I'm not seeing a cast. A quick eyedropper check of a neutral spot showed all three channels within half a point of each other. Richard

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Comment posted by Kathy Snead on April 17, 2017 at 10:16 PM

I love that you got one giving the twig to the other. Very unusual and lovely. I did not see a color cast here. One thing ; I do wonder if there is a way to clone out that branch that is touching the frame at the top. If not to eliminate it, then to shorten it somehow.

Best
Kathy Snead

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