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09/24/2005 01:11:45 PM · #1 |
Went to the Sarah P. Duke Gardens this morning to take some photos. Ended up leaving with quite a few, and this one in particular. I think this may be my best nature photo yet. Let me know what you think!
Edit: Spelled "heron" wrong in the title. Sorry about that!
Message edited by author 2005-09-24 13:20:57.
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09/24/2005 01:33:17 PM · #2 |
Wonderfully captured moment. You must have great reactions. Well done.
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09/24/2005 02:27:54 PM · #3 |
Left a comment with the pic.
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09/24/2005 03:38:29 PM · #4 |
Just alot of patience and alot of pictures! :-) Thanks for all the comments!
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09/24/2005 04:10:54 PM · #5 |
It's a great capture, but you've got a pronounced green cast. A slight colour correction would make it even better.
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09/24/2005 04:15:18 PM · #6 |
I like it. It does need some sharpening though.
The herons that I have been near to always fly off and make nasty sound at me if I get within 30 feet. Maybe I smell funny ::sniff::, guess they don't like aftershave...
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09/25/2005 11:34:48 AM · #7 |
Haha, maybe they didn't like the aftershave. This was the only heron I've seen up close, and it actually didn't care about the people around it. It was quite smart because the bread for the ducks and geese lured in some small catfish. Pretty smart bird!
Here's a few more shot:    
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09/25/2005 11:44:20 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Beagleboy:
It's a great capture, but you've got a pronounced green cast. A slight colour correction would make it even better. |
Tried to take out some of the green. Thanks! |
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09/25/2005 11:47:05 AM · #9 |
Those herons must be used to people. I can rarely get closer than 50 yards to one of them here..
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09/25/2005 12:54:20 PM · #10 |
The DPC photographer with a great collection of heron images is Zeusen.
I haven't seen his name in the forums lately, but his images are still up and beautiful. |
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09/25/2005 07:28:17 PM · #11 |
| Thanks for the great link, sfalice! He does have a great collection! |
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09/25/2005 07:45:16 PM · #12 |
This is one of many images I took of this beautiful bird the other day.
Wild and Free
Judi
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09/25/2005 08:10:54 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Those herons must be used to people. I can rarely get closer than 50 yards to one of them here.. |
I'm with you... I've scooted from tree to tree trying to hide from these things and they always know I'm there. I couldn't get close enough to get a good shot with my point and shoot, but one time I got a pretty good show. A heron took his fish and dropped it on a dock, then had trouble getting it back off the dock. He kept using his beak as a spear and slamming it through the fish and into the dock. It made a loud thud whenever he did it, but he was probably 30 yards away and it was almost dark. So no picture possibility with what I had. |
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09/25/2005 08:57:11 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by ibkc:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Those herons must be used to people. I can rarely get closer than 50 yards to one of them here.. |
I'm with you... I've scooted from tree to tree trying to hide from these things and they always know I'm there. I couldn't get close enough to get a good shot with my point and shoot, but one time I got a pretty good show. A heron took his fish and dropped it on a dock, then had trouble getting it back off the dock. He kept using his beak as a spear and slamming it through the fish and into the dock. It made a loud thud whenever he did it, but he was probably 30 yards away and it was almost dark. So no picture possibility with what I had. |
What a great story. |
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09/25/2005 10:13:56 PM · #15 |
Zeus has many great images there. I like chasing Egrets and Herons around whenever I get the chance. This one was taken on the Thames in Richmond, London.
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09/25/2005 11:31:29 PM · #16 |
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09/26/2005 07:46:44 AM · #17 |
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09/26/2005 08:42:12 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by ibkc:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Those herons must be used to people. I can rarely get closer than 50 yards to one of them here.. |
I'm with you... I've scooted from tree to tree trying to hide from these things and they always know I'm there. I couldn't get close enough to get a good shot with my point and shoot, but one time I got a pretty good show. A heron took his fish and dropped it on a dock, then had trouble getting it back off the dock. He kept using his beak as a spear and slamming it through the fish and into the dock. It made a loud thud whenever he did it, but he was probably 30 yards away and it was almost dark. So no picture possibility with what I had. |
They really are quite amazing to watch! I took over 100 photos of this guy. Some of the funniest were when he would snap at the geese around him, though after seeing him do that it made me a bit weary when he started walking towards me. ha
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09/26/2005 02:05:00 PM · #19 |
One more...  There were quite a few birds around us.
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09/26/2005 04:15:27 PM · #20 |
Another dpc photog who comes to mind when thinking of heron shots is ellamay.
  
I've got several in my portfolio. This one was my first print sale and my 5th highest score ever.
But I like some of the others better.
  
And of course there is my very first dpc favorite, mag's (magnetic9999) 3rd place shot from the Life challenge.
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09/26/2005 05:31:06 PM · #21 |
Those are awesome pics coolhar! I really love the detail in your's...congrats on it being in your top five!
Here's another one I played around with today, tried to make a watercolor out of it.
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09/28/2005 02:52:39 PM · #22 |
A funny picture of this heron. I tried to get a good photo of it sqawking at the geese that got to close to it. And it has a set of lungs too. That's one loud bird!!!
Any suggestions on how to fix this? 
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09/28/2005 03:02:59 PM · #23 |
Wonderfull! i spent 3 hours the other day siting in the water with my s1, i know, i know, risky, but i did it regardless and captured several photos very similar! wonderful work! i love it!
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09/28/2005 03:36:12 PM · #24 |
Great pics all, here are a few of mine.
  
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09/28/2005 03:41:24 PM · #25 |
Thanks Bob! Left you some comments.
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