# Gone Fishing

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** birds\
**Created:** [September 17, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909 "2019-09-17T16:39:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909/1 "2019-09-17T16:39:59Z")

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This Tri-Color was very much interested in lunch, and not me. I took this last year at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, SC. It was in the afternoon, so the lighting was harsh. I did use the polarizing filter, which helped some. I also burned and dodged some in editing.

 ![TriColorFishing](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/3/3394e693edfd5ff1c6309dee18acb757605152fc.jpeg)

### What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything you can suggest.

### What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Any. I know I was up above out on a board walk, so even though I got down low, I was still above him. I like the reflection from that angle though.

### Pertinent technical details or techniques:

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Canon 7D II, Canon 100-400 mm L lens, handheld. Settings manual at f6.3, 1/640, ISO 320.

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**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909/2 "2019-09-17T16:56:15Z")

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I think this turned out well. I like the overall composition-the position of the heron in the frame, the curve of the grass, the water movement, and the reflection. Good detail.

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**Author:** ![Keith\_Bauer](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/keith_bauer/32/211_2.png) [@Keith\_Bauer](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Keith_Bauer)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2019, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909/3 "2019-09-17T17:10:18Z")

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Shirley: Very nice image of the heron. Nice job working with the light you had. Yes, in a perfect world being lower would have been nice, but doesn’t sound like it was a real option.

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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gone-fishing/8909/4 "2019-09-22T21:02:26Z")

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Nice reflection image, Shirley, with excellent detail and you subdued the harsh lighting nicely. Maybe I should invest in a polarizer. I like the little curve of vegetation and the plumage variation is one I haven’t seen before. While the angle is a bit steep, the does give you the nice reflection, so it doesn’t bother me and I know how it is at refuges-it can be impossible to get low and still be responsible in following the rules.