Congratulations to Douglas L for winning Feature Thread of the Week with 3 votes - View Previous Winners
Hi folks. I have been lurking the NW forum for many years, admiring all the great works. I have only posted once or twice in the past because I feel my stuff is not worthy. Wildlife is not a big part of my photography hobby. Encouraged by Joshua (AGeo), I am posting a couple recent shots of a green heron family. I have gone to the nest quite a few times the last couple days. The chicks are almost fledgling.
These were shot with the Sony A7RIV and the 200-600. C & C are welcome and appreciated.
Douglas, these are wonderful green heron images! The colors, the separation, the clarity, the “actors” and of course, the action are superb - I enjoy them very much. A few with translucent beaks are simply gorgeous. Welcome to the N&W forum; that’s a great first set here!
Douglas, big welcome to the forum !!! What a treat you have given us with these . Amazing work and what entertaining subjects. Very well done. I certainly hope you post here more frequently . These are really enjoyable and made me
AGeoJO wrote:
Douglas, these are wonderful green heron images! The colors, the separation, the clarity, the “actors” and of course, the action are superb - I enjoy them very much. A few with translucent beaks are simply gorgeous. Welcome to the N&W forum; that’s a great first set here!
Joshua
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birdied wrote:
Douglas, big welcome to the forum !!! What a treat you have given us with these . Amazing work and what entertaining subjects. Very well done. I certainly hope you post here more frequently . These are really enjoyable and made me
Birdie
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dalite wrote:
Where have you been all these years? More please!
And reports of the Sony A7RIV + 200-600mm combo are bad? Maybe for BIF.
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Fred Amico wrote:
Wow, what a marvelous set! Thanks for sharing.
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morris wrote:
These are excellent Douglas. I'm glad you chose to post and hope to see more of your work
Morris
Thank you all! @dalite, I tried the A7RIV+200-600 (sometimes with the 1.4 TC) for the bald eagle in flight in Conowingo, Maryland, I would say the in focus shots were probably 3/10. I recently bought an A9 too. Sometimes I really appreciate how much you can crop from the A7RIV and still retain lots of details.
These images are superb!
Lots of great poses, interactions and action.
Hard to pick a favorite from such a great set of images, but I really like the last two.
These are incredible... Not only are the behavioral interactions a treat, but you have gorgeous light with no sticks cutting through the birds. Green herons can be such a challenge because they love to hang wherever sticks and cattails block a clean view.
I simply love the set with all of the rim light and action... bravo!
dclark wrote:
These images are superb!
Lots of great poses, interactions and action.
Hard to pick a favorite from such a great set of images, but I really like the last two.
Dave
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kdacharya wrote:
Douglas, these are fantastic. beautifully done. voted.
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MedicineMan404 wrote:
Douglas, outstanding collection. I voted too
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aaronbor wrote:
Fantastic images. Really enjoyed the pictures you posted.
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kmunroe wrote:
very nice set Douglas
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OwlsEyes wrote:
These are incredible... Not only are the behavioral interactions a treat, but you have gorgeous light with no sticks cutting through the birds. Green herons can be such a challenge because they love to hang wherever sticks and cattails block a clean view.
I simply love the set with all of the rim light and action... bravo!
bruce
Thank you all very much! @bruce, the tree where this particular nest is in has several bare branches hanging over the lake, the background is pretty far away too. The chicks often stood on one of the bare branches to wait for the parents to feed them. Most of the time I could get clean shots without any sticks, #1 and 3 actually had a few small sticks on the right side of the frame, nothing really got in front of the birds themselves. I just learned how to clone them out in PS to clean it up a bit. Thank you for commenting!
