Shot in RAW, processed in Photoshop CS. Postprocessing includes: desaturating and lightening background, saturating the beak a little more, adding a radial gradient layer and adjusting the opacity to 45%, shadow/highlight adjustment, curves, and save for web.
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Place: 193 out of 218 Avg (all users): 4.9110 Avg (commenters): 4.1667 Avg (participants): 4.7745 Avg (non-participants): 5.0149 Views since voting: 1028 Views during voting: 335 Votes: 236 Comments: 12 Favorites: 0
This could be a nice shot with a little more work. The focus is a little soft. A little more sharpening could help that. I would also suggest a little different crop. Maybe use the rule of thirds to place the subject a little more to the right, keeping both posts.
No offense intended, but this has got to be one of the most awkward looking herons I've ever seen! The pic is great, maybe a bit tighter crop from the sides, but other than that I think it shows us that even the most graceful of birds, looks like a geek sometimes :) 6
A bit soft to warrant a higher score and the centered composition really takes away from an otherwise nicely captured scene. Even a vertical (portrait) crop placing the Heron in the right 1/3 of the frame would really strengthen the composition.
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