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Tell me what you think of this one. If you know what type of bird it is please tell me. I took it at a park in orlando.

Teddy

Wow, great photo, Teddy! The bird loooks quite magnificent and the blurring/DOF is very well done

Very rich in colour and great dof. Some unfortunate shadowing on the bird gives it a blue look. The centering of the subject is tolerable but a tight crop may be in order.

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goooshhhh....what have u done?

may I ask why did u cut his legs? if u wanted just his body u should have gone a bit closer and just get his head and a bit of body. also u have a bit too much enviroment to the sides.











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Christian

Well it's either a Great Egret or a White Heron. They have slightly different plumage, but I could not tell you the difference.

As to critiquing the image, I think it would have been better to shoot it vertically and not crop the bird's legs off. I like the rich color saturation, but the contrast is a bit harsh due to the filtered sunlight.

I shot one in Orlando, too! Yours looks younger, perhaps a juvenile because of the fluffiness to some of its feathers.

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oooohhhh yeeah what a biiird....very niiice

As I matter of interest...isaw once a grey galaiast heron flying and landing it was just a magnificient view.

great stufff

thanks for sharing

Christian

byrt_001 Wrote:As I matter of interest...isaw once a grey galaiast heron flying and landing it was just a magnificient view.

I know what you mean! There are a couple of Great Blue Herons that visit the local parks, but I have not been able to get any decent shots of them in flight.

Hopefully Teddy can post a few more soon - Florida is great for birding.

slejhamer Wrote:

byrt_001 Wrote:As I matter of interest...isaw once a grey galaiast heron flying and landing it was just a magnificient view.

I know what you mean! There are a couple of Great Blue Herons that visit the local parks, but I have not been able to get any decent shots of them in flight.

Hopefully Teddy can post a few more soon - Florida is great for birding.

I guess I'm going to have to get one for you guys. They frequent the area where I live and also on the river at work. Stay tuned!

Thanks for your input. You think the shadowing was to harsh. I see what you say about the leg thing so how is this pic. I don’t like the color as well though.

Teddy

Sorry I meant to say I don’t like the color of the new pic.

Teddy

slejhamer I love the pic. Is that one from Orlando. If so where. I shot mine at Jay blanchard Park.

Hi Teddy. Yes, that was taken at WDW. The boulders on which the bird apppears to be standing are actually the peaks of a food cart's awning.

Is the new pic the original of the first pic? You could saturate the new one to match the velvia-like colors of the first. I agree with you that it is a bit dull in comparison, though probably pretty accruate. And I do like the full-body portrait better than the crop.

It is a different pic. Same place and time. I am trying to remember exactly what I did with the first to get the goog color that I did.

Disney has a lot of wild life land around it, so any place on disney property you have a chance of seeing something.

Teddy

I think I got the color better this time.

Teddy

Hey Teddy,

I think the last one is a bit too blue.. in terms of colour I still like your original photo the best.

I stlll like it best too. The color is great and I like the DOF.

Teddy