I believe that this bird is a Yellow-Crowned Night Heron.
There are two things that I liked about this photo. First is how the blues and greens of the background complemented and set-off the neutral white, gray and black of the Heron. Second, I liked the Heron’s pose--he even seems to be posing for me. The lighting on the bird was very good except for some shadow on his face.
In processing the image, I just wanted to make sure that the details of the Heron came out.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D700, Nikon 300mm f/4 with a 1.7x Nikon Teleconverter and polarizing filter attached, shot at ISO 200, f/9.5 and 1/350th of a second on a tripod.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, clarity.
Photoshop—used nik Color Efex Pro tonal contrast filter on the bird and the stump to bring out the details of both by adding contrast in shadows, mid-tones and highlights, and then made only the Heron’s face lighter by using a curves adjustment.
Not bad, but it lacks your usual style.
ReplyDeleteCharles M
Larry, this image is one of my favorites of your recent pictures. The color combination is appealing. I like that you closely cropped the bird and I can see the details. If you are looking for variations you could try to blur the background more?
ReplyDeleteI love all the detail in the feathers. Nice exposure. I think the extra tall lily pad in the background takes away from the shot though.
ReplyDeleteDHaass
Great composition and details! It looks like the duck's body is cast from pewter.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Barry