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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: jimh on April 03, 2020, 10:07:06 pm

Title: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: jimh on April 03, 2020, 10:07:06 pm

There's a colony of Great Blue Herons here in Minneapolis.  Right now they're building nests. More photos in my blog post:
https://jimhphoto.com/index.php/2020/04/04/high-density-heron-housing/

(http://jimhphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/DSC_0760-1.jpg)

Title: Re: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: francois on April 04, 2020, 07:04:15 am

Magnificent bird, almost prehistoric. It's an excellent shot, framing is very well chosen…
Bravo.

Title: Re: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on April 04, 2020, 09:54:39 am

Great shot!

Title: Re: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: jimh on April 04, 2020, 10:20:35 am

A typical BIF shot, autofocus was pretty successful, I'd say the sharpness is 95% of what it could have been - but I miss that last 5%.    Even with a 600mm lens and APS-C sensor, this image is only 1/4 of the frame.  The rookery is quite a photo-op though, and I'll be going back soon.

Title: Re: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: Chris Calohan on April 16, 2020, 10:44:00 am

As another wildlife photographer and one who adores GBH's, I cannot say I like the blown background nor the loss of detail in the wing feathers. When I am shooting upward on a bird, I almost always add .07EV which provides that detail and better color contrast on both the bird and the sky.

Title: Re: Blue Heron Rookery
Post by: Neil Williams on May 01, 2020, 10:13:32 pm

Fantastic detail