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Green Heron  by Sylvia Bacon

October 2024 - Green Heron

October 2024 - Sylvia Bacon

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Green Heron (Butorides virescens) looking for dinner. Taken on Kiawah Island, SC.

Edited in Adobe Camera Raw: basic sliders. PS: dodge/ burn and clone tools and cropped and used Topaz DeNoise ai.

Canon PowerShot G9, Focal Length 44.0 mm, Exposure 1/1000 sec, f/6.3, Aperture, ISO 400, Pattern metering


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10 comments posted




Ted Evans   Ted Evans
Sylvia,

I love the diversity of the Herons. Both large and small. Great image with the Green Heron framed perfectly with the flora. They are patient and expert fishermen.   Posted: 10/10/2024 18:22:54
Sylvia Bacon   Sylvia Bacon
Thank you, Ted, I think the coloring of a Green Heron is so interesting. I was not that far away from him and was happy he stood still so I could to get his picture.   Posted: 10/30/2024 15:46:29



Tom Buckard   Tom Buckard
(Groups 21 & 48 & 71)
Sylvia, love this image! The slight turn of the head, great eye, super sharpness, the whole foreground and background and the Green Heron caught perfectly between the reeds. Wouldn't change anything.   Posted: 10/13/2024 18:53:01



Sylvia Bacon   Sylvia Bacon
Hi Tom, thank you for veiwing my heron image and also for your kind constructive remarks.   Posted: 10/13/2024 21:36:55



Marilyn Ross   Marilyn Ross
Wow! what a capture. Very sharp image. Well composed. The Heron is well framed by the reeds. I might have cropped it more since the Heron is so well defined. Really like it.   Posted: 10/23/2024 13:59:48
Sylvia Bacon   Sylvia Bacon
Marilyn, thank you for sharing your thoughts!   Posted: 10/30/2024 15:48:39



Lisa Cuchara   Lisa Cuchara
Wonderful framing of the green by the reeds! And the curves of the two long reeds are perfect.

To improve, perhaps a slightcrop taking off a tad from the bottom and from the left and toning down the bright yellow which seem to detract from the wonderful bird.   Posted: 10/26/2024 04:36:56
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Sylvia Bacon   Sylvia Bacon
Lisa, thank you for editing this, I can see such a difference. Think I'll also add some contrast to the water. This picture is hanging in our house, now I'm planning to replace it using your suggestions!   Posted: 10/30/2024 15:58:28



Maria Mazo   Maria Mazo
Hi Silvia, you have captured this heron in the perfect spot. the vegetation frames it without any interference, while also introducing context about the bird and its environment. Great capture!
  Posted: 10/26/2024 06:50:25
Sylvia Bacon   Sylvia Bacon
Maria, thank you for your kind thoughts!   Posted: 10/30/2024 16:04:13