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Molting Little Blue #1
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Molting Little Blue #1

by Peter J. Morrissey

Gallery: AvianPosted May 26, 2017144 views3 comments
Molting immature Little Blue Heron
This photograph was taken at Hammonasset Beach State Park,CT  There were two molting Lettle Blue Herons in the field.  I was luck the sun popped out for this shot. The photo was taken from a tripod ( IS OFF). I used Lightroom 5 to work on Exposure, Contrast, Hightlight, and Clarity. The Shot is cropped by 50%.
Camera Model  Canon EOS 7D Mark II,  Shooting Date/Time  05/22/17 08:39:11
Shooting Mode  Aperture-Priority AE,  Tv(Shutter Speed)  1/1250
Av(Aperture Value)  8.0,  Metering Mode  Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation  -1/3,  ISO Speed  640
Lens  TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011,  Focal Length  600.0mm
Image Quality RAW,  AF Mode  AI Servo AF.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter
 

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 26, 2017 at 6:08 PM
I like the composition a lot, Peter.  The nice in-focus foreground grasses with the oof bg grasses really works well.  I also like your placement of the Heron in the frame.  My only nit is that it looks to me as if your critical focus was on the side of the Heron rather than the eye, which seems just a bit soft.  You might try a little sharpening of the head and neck.

 
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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on May 27, 2017 at 1:46 PM
Hi Dennis
 Thank you for the comment.  I went back to Lightroom and tried some spot sharpening, I think it helped a little.
Peter
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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 27, 2017 at 4:10 PM
I love the way the foreground grass anchors the LBH and the BG is properly blurred. You did what I do off the tripod when I know I have focused on the larger body of the target rather than the eye: a couple of passes with a sharpening brush usually fixes the issue. I am not sure if that isn't the best way with the larger birds. The alternative is shoot for the eye and sharpen the body more.
Good catch!
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