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Blue Heron
Blue Heron
svt_gEEk


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Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 70-210mm f/2.8 LD for Canon EOS
Location: Noxubee County Wildlife Refuge
Date: Jan 18, 2007
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2007

Shot in RAW, processed in Photoshop CS. Postprocessing includes: desaturating and lightening background, saturating the beak a little more, adding a radial gradient layer and adjusting the opacity to 45%, shadow/highlight adjustment, curves, and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 193 out of 218
Avg (all users): 4.9110
Avg (commenters): 4.1667
Avg (participants): 4.7745
Avg (non-participants): 5.0149
Views since voting: 908
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 236
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2007 08:19:02 AM
Nice pose, but could be sharper.
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01/27/2007 02:46:02 AM
total blur.....
birds are things of beauty and detail.....
need to see it
01/26/2007 08:18:29 PM
I like the focus. It's to big of a picture for such a little subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/25/2007 03:28:18 AM
Great shot, maybe a little closer of a crop would help it stand out.
01/24/2007 11:06:57 AM
Not sure the centered composition really works, but looks like he was too far away to crop it much closer.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/23/2007 10:01:26 PM
This could be a nice shot with a little more work. The focus is a little soft. A little more sharpening could help that. I would also suggest a little different crop. Maybe use the rule of thirds to place the subject a little more to the right, keeping both posts.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/23/2007 12:20:04 AM
No offense intended, but this has got to be one of the most awkward looking herons I've ever seen! The pic is great, maybe a bit tighter crop from the sides, but other than that I think it shows us that even the most graceful of birds, looks like a geek sometimes :) 6
01/22/2007 08:12:43 PM
Great pose - Just a shame that he is a little out of focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/22/2007 04:45:10 PM
A bit soft to warrant a higher score and the centered composition really takes away from an otherwise nicely captured scene. Even a vertical (portrait) crop placing the Heron in the right 1/3 of the frame would really strengthen the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/22/2007 01:24:19 PM
The focus seems a bit off.
01/22/2007 11:52:16 AM
I whis you hadn't centered your composition like this.
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01/22/2007 11:25:36 AM
The heron stands out nicely in this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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