Great Blue Heron close up
Dec 11, 2021 21:24:17 #
First time I have visited the San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, CA. Way back in a quiet area this Great Blue Heron let me get to within about 20 feet and was quite patient during his photo shoot. I like all the different colors and textures of the plumage.
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Dec 11, 2021 22:03:43 #
Dec 11, 2021 22:18:18 #
Dec 11, 2021 22:59:46 #
rsworden wrote:
First time I have visited the San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, CA. Way back in a quiet area this Great Blue Heron let me get to within about 20 feet and was quite patient during his photo shoot. I like all the different colors and textures of the plumage.
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Very good images.
Dec 12, 2021 07:28:59 #
Dec 12, 2021 10:35:59 #
rsworden wrote:
First time I have visited the San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, CA. Way back in a quiet area this Great Blue Heron let me get to within about 20 feet and was quite patient during his photo shoot. I like all the different colors and textures of the plumage.
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
A plus on everything especially the lighting!
Dec 12, 2021 10:46:43 #
Dec 12, 2021 11:12:28 #
Nice set. Great Blues can become quite tolerant if they are in an area frequented by lots of observers.
Dec 12, 2021 12:27:20 #
rsworden wrote:
First time I have visited the San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, CA. Way back in a quiet area this Great Blue Heron let me get to within about 20 feet and was quite patient during his photo shoot. I like all the different colors and textures of the plumage.
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
A magnificent trio 🏆🔥🏆🔥🏆
Dec 12, 2021 17:11:19 #
Actually it was midday and they were in full sun. In #3 you can see a strong shadow, but in #1 and #2 it had clouded over a bit and my white balance was different. In post I moved the white balances closer to each other and toned down the whites, which let the color come through. I think it's just that they have more varied color than we see from a distance, they have quite a bit of that buff color.
When I first spotted the bird it was through some branches and I took a bunch like this one, partly obscured and not great. Finally I decided to move to a clearer view and hope they didn't fly away. Sure enough, as someone else commented, they were not at all afraid and I was able to shoot from a much better angle for over 10 minutes. They were still standing there when I left... you get lucky sometimes!
When I first spotted the bird it was through some branches and I took a bunch like this one, partly obscured and not great. Finally I decided to move to a clearer view and hope they didn't fly away. Sure enough, as someone else commented, they were not at all afraid and I was able to shoot from a much better angle for over 10 minutes. They were still standing there when I left... you get lucky sometimes!
Dec 12, 2021 19:26:11 #
rsworden wrote:
First time I have visited the San Joaquin Marsh in Irvine, CA. Way back in a quiet area this Great Blue Heron let me get to within about 20 feet and was quite patient during his photo shoot. I like all the different colors and textures of the plumage.
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Olympus E-M5 II, M.Zuiko Digital ED 75-300mm F4.8-6.7 II
Well done close ups!
Dec 12, 2021 19:27:52 #
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