Pensive Heron

Back to familiar haunts in Odessa, in west Texas, but I couldn't quite find a new angle for my shooting of the black crowned night heron. No fishing, no swooping, and bright sunlight from perhaps not the best direction, but still a desire to use the gear, backlit and blown as things will be.

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D200, 200-400mm f/4 AFS/VR, ISO400, processed in NC, copyright and crop in PS-CS2​

Always shoot.




John P.

 

Gale :


Well, I landed yet more shots later of the BCNH in more "traditional" light. The first shot was blown out pretty badly by the sun above. When I did some minor NC processing with D-Light, the colours took on more substance.

I needed to do some more experimentation with a backlit shot, so this was almost ideal. Even more difficult moments for shooting are an opportunity to help my photography evolve, I suppose. :wink:

Those spots, BTW, are OOF bugs, not crud on the sensor... :Bohoo:



John P.

 

Andy and Barry :


Thanks for the kind words. Once in a bit, it's a good thing to step outside a comfort zone and try something else. And sometimes, well, the shot's just present themselves, eh ?



John P.

 

James and Keirin :



Thanks for the kind words. It's fun to have opportunities to take shots like this one.




John P.

 

Dave :


Thanks for the kind remarks.

I've been trying to work around shooting the same kinds of photos again and again. It's not that there aren't still fascinating things to see again and again to shoot - I captured a burst of shots last night of a BCNH gorging down a catfish - but I don't want to become jaded about my photography. That's a recipe for a person like me to curtail my shooting, which is not a good thing...



John P.