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Maz
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 03:53
Hello everyone,

I was going through some of my photos from a couple of months ago
and thought I would post this one of a Great Blue Heron taking off. The photo
was taken in Bouctouche Bay, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. Please feel
free to offer comments as I am new to digital photography and processing as well.

http://www.homesteadsforsale.com/greatblueheron.jpg

Thank you...
Maz (Digital Rebel)
http://www.homesteadsforsale.com
Scottes
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 04:59
That's a very nice shot.

Since you asked for comments, I would have liked to see either more or non of the reflection in the water. The image could use some contrast added and looks a little soft - two things that can be fixed in Photoshop in under 2 minutes.

http://www.itsanadventure.com/postimages/maz-heron.jpg
A little bit of Shadow/Highlights to bring out the detail in wings, then contrast added using Levels. I thought it had a little too much red at this point so I reduced the red saturation. A bit of sharpening added.

Not a huge difference but a bit of improvement.
sparker1
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 06:36
Great shot. I'm sure that was difficult to capture.
PacAce
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 07:52
Definitely a very nice shot. And not an easy one to get, either. :D

BTW, did you notice that red spot on it's wing where the gray meets the black feathers? Do you suppose it was hurt or something? :(
ssim
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 07:56
Absolutely a keeper. I've chased a many of these along our lakeshore here and they are hard to get this good.

Scott - nice ps work.
CyberDyneSystems
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 08:11
Thats a sweet shot! Very nice ;)

Leo, not to worry,. the red shoulders are normal seasonal markings that are sometimes completely concealed by the way the wing is tucked in while they are not flying.

I'ts funny,. I thought the exact same thing the first time I had a photo of one where this marking was clearly visible.. and red! This,. even after having all ready probably hundreds of GBH photos...
Maz
22nd of January 2005 (Sat), 09:00
hello everyone,

Thank you for your great comments and thank you Scottes for your post processing work on my photo. It does look a lot crisper and bright. Same to you Sparker1, PaceAce and ssim. Thank you CyberDyneSystems for your explanation of the red wing patch. I am posting another photo of the same great blue heron moments before my previous photos and no red wing patch is visible.
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http://www.homesteadsforsale.com/greatblueheron1.jpg
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Again, thanks for the fine comments.
Maz (Digital Rebel)
http://www.homesteadsforsale.com