Great Blue Heron

well, this is the best I've been able to do with this guy so far. He usually hides or flies away before I get close enough to shoot. Still not a great shot, still hoping/trying for a better one.

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It's a nice shot, Kenny, but maybe you need a 400mm L?

Yes I do Stan! as well as a 10-22

KAC

Colors seem a bit washed out.

Thanks Hellashot, you're right, mostly due to the location setting. Just not much color there. Light wasn't great either. I tried boosting the saturation and it didn't do much to help.

KAC

I hope you don't mind, I tried a little PS tweak - darkened the gamma a little,
then added a high pass layer with the blend mode on color burn, about 15% opacity.

yep, it is a nice shot,and i feel your pain.these big birds can be so frustrating trying to get close too.i want a 400 mm also.maybe someday.,

It can be difficult without the longer reach, but I think you did pretty well Ken. Background is a little busy/distracting, beautiful bird though. love the plumage on it.

Thanks guys appreciate the comments. One of these days I'm going to nail him and without the busy background. Tupe thanks for the effort, it is a bit better, but I really don't see a big improvement. I tried a few things like that without much luck so just left well-enough alone and will get a better shot to start from next time.

KAC

It's a good shot Kenny!!

Dan

Thanks Dan.

KAC

Good shot Kenny. The bird looks a little less in focus then the branches behind him. Did you have autofocus on? I find that I get sharper focus manually when in these type of conditions.

Stephen it was on auto-focus.

KAC

Great shot Kenny, where did you get this one, in CO?

Dane, this is from Cherry Creek State Park.

KAC