Yellow Crowned Night Heron

bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
edited May 26, 2008 in Wildlife
A few that I took yesterday at a local lake.
As always I am interested in comments and critique.
I'm working to get better and the tips from the DG folks is very helpful.
These have some noise filtering, lightening and cropping done, but no heavy PP
Thanks

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Bob
Maryville, TN.
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Comments

  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Wow! Neat bird!thumb.gif
    You pretty much did a good job in the capture, although,
    I usually like to get down to eye level whenever possible.
    Happy shooting!
    Russ
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Russ gave some good advice on the angle and I would just add possibly decentering the subject more so that it is not in the middle of the frame. Nice images though.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

  • Mark EdellMark Edell Registered Users Posts: 672 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    what a cool looking bird! I have never seen one.
    www.markedell.com
  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2008
    Russ and Maestro,
    Thanks for the tips. I know that trying to get at eye level is a plus, however my description of the location may have been misleading. I shot these images above a small stream that runs into a lake. The bird was easily 20-30 feet below me, there was no real way to get down to the same level as the heron.

    Maestro ... Thanks for the reminder on the decentering. Each of these images is a crop of the original and by doing a better job of cropping I could have decentered the subject. Your help is appreciated.
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    Bob
    Maryville, TN.
    http://bhowdy.smugmug.com/
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Good set Bob. thumb.gif

    Nothing much to add to the already supplied critiques but some of highlights seem to be hot. What time of day were you shooting?

    I usually try to shoot in the early AM and late afternoon to avoid harsh lighting.
    Harry
    http://behret.smugmug.com/ NANPA member
    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2008
    Nice set! The only comment that I can add is that when you include most of the bird, you should leave enough space for the feet. Even if they are not visible.
    Glenn

    My website | NANPA Member
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 26, 2008
    Very nice, Bob! thumb.gif

    Somehow I missed this post. rolleyes1.gif

    I have never seen one of these!
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