"Friendly" Heron!

[Nathaniel]

Canon 60d + 300mm +1.4 TC using Centre weighted average metering

(i) Note water dripping from it's beak



(ii)




(iii)

[tesarver]

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Nat

Tom

[Stan]

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The heron is positioned well in the frame but the light on the water is making my eyes hurt - it looks like you have sharpened it as well - I would probably try and blur and tone it down a bit so attention is drawn to the heron

Stan

[Hereford_EOS]

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You done well again Nat, is this at Conwy?

[DP the Snapper]

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I like the first one - is he drooling over a fish

Dave

[Nathaniel]

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Thanks Tom,Stan,Stephen and Dave for taking some time to comment. Stan I have taken your advice re positioning/composition; yes I have sharpened the images a bit as if I post it otherwise there is some softness creeping in. It looks OK on my computer. Dave, I don't know what he is drooling over- perhaps a missed fish. Yes, Stephen it is Conwy (Lapwing) RSPB. If you visit, call out nicely "Simone" & he will come. Spend some time there and you will be rewarded. The Lapwing chicks (inc parents) can be seen on the "island" from the first hide.

First time I have used centre weighted metering on a DSLR, although I have used it a lot during my "film" camera days!

[pelliott1954]

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Nat, I think Stan hit the nail on the head, it's a good catch but the background is dominating the subject, which is a shame.

Regards Paul

[Stan]

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yes I have sharpened the images a bit as if I post it otherwise there is some softness creeping in

I understand you do need some extra sharpening for display but as I have said before you should never sharpen the background, only your subject

Stan

[Nathaniel]

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Point taken Stan. Thanks. Will play around the images and probably blur it.

[Hereford_EOS]

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I will try to check out Conwy RSPB next week and look out for "simone".

[Nathaniel]

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I like the first one - is he drooling over a fish

Dave

Dave, I have just looked at a bigger picture of the Heron and yes, it has got a small fish in it's beak. Well spotted.

[DeeGee]

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[hhcanon]

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The heron is positioned well in the frame but the light on the water is making my eyes hurt - it looks like you have sharpened it as well - I would probably try and blur and tone it down a bit so attention is drawn to the heron

Stan

Me too.. its very distracting

[Alan Campbell]

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Nat,thats a big improvement on your last Heron shots.

Alan

[Nathaniel]

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Thanks Robin,Di & Alan. Now wait for the "coup de grace" shots.