Great Blue working the Meadow

[Stephen_Stanton]

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Description

Spent an hour watching this Heron at the local Wilderness Park in the late afternoon on a cool overcast day. It tolerated my presence from 10-20 yards and went about a slow stalking stillness . It spent 15 stationary minutes before finally striking down and came up with a plump and struggling gopher. Have seen lizards and snakes fall to the beak in the meadow but a gopher was a first for me.

Specific Feedback

I can have a difficult time processing the green grasses . Seem to always look too saturated . I like the grass color and mix in image 1 and 4…not so much 2 and 3.

Technical Details

Nikon Z 5, with Nikkor 200-500 lens f5,6 at 1/500 1600 ISO

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[Allen_Brooks]

Really nice look at the heron in its envirionment, Stephen. As for the grass, my initial thought was how well it worked with the heron. You might darken the second grass and see how it looks. The detail in all four shots looks spot on.

[Dennis_Plank]

A nice series of this heron, Stephen. I particularly like the little fiber hanging from the beak in all the frames. I do wish that round of wood weren’t in number 2 as it looks very formal, like a chopped off telephone pole. None of the greens really bother me as they’re all within the range of grass tones I see.