# Tri-colored Heron **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [February 25, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207 "2021-02-25T02:46:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 2:46am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/1 "2021-02-25T02:46:27Z")
![Tri-colored Heron](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/f/9f707bab56edf5ee14b5c607eb5e6f3a3ede1257.jpeg) I focused a good bit on this species and anhingas on this trip since I didn’t have many shots of either previously. In this shot, I found the bird in the shade at the NWR perched on a mangrove. I think the water acted as a kind of natural reflector here. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon 7D2, Sigma 150-600 C, monopod ISO 640, f7.1, 1/400s ###### @allensparks.wildlife ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/2 "2021-02-25T09:43:47Z")
Beautifully sharp and composed and I love the blurry rippled bg. A very minor suggestion would be to clone out the couple of twigs by the bird’s back. But it’s a super shot! ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/3 "2021-02-25T13:08:24Z")
@Mike_Friel , thanks for the suggestion Mike. Here is my attempt at removing those twigs. ![Tri-colored Heron - NPN 3a](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/b/ab643cb65b7b12cfc8564a356853a1daca5cc151.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Terri\_Barnett](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/terri_barnett/32/2299_2.png) [@Terri\_Barnett](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Terri_Barnett)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/4 "2021-02-25T17:37:36Z")
Beautiful sharp shot! I love the composition with the leaves partially framing him. The twigs don’t bother me but then again I’ve been shooting lately in much more cluttered environs. 🙂 ---
**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:** [February 25, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/5 "2021-02-25T17:48:41Z")
An excellent image, Allen. The detail in the heron and the pose are superb and I love the perch and the fact that it’s essentially all in focus. The twigs didn’t bother me much, but I do prefer it without them. When I look at the larger image with the twigs removed, it looks as if you used a very soft brush to clone them out. If I’m trying to truncate twigs, I’ll go back to the ends of the cut with a harder brush as fading into obscurity isn’t how the ends of twigs work but that’s an incredibly minor nit on a superb image. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Sparks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_sparks/32/63507_2.png) [@Allen\_Sparks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Sparks)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 6:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/6 "2021-02-25T18:29:23Z")
@Terri_Barnett , @Dennis_Plank, Thanks Terri and Dennis! Dennis, thanks for the tip about using a harder brush to clone the twigs. I reworked it with a harder brush and it does look more realistic. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Leroy](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@David\_Leroy](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Leroy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/7 "2021-02-25T20:24:22Z")
A really nice image Allen. I like the nice relaxed pose with bird nicely framed by the leaves. Great details. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/8 "2021-02-25T23:48:02Z")
This one has a very pleasing painterly feel to it. Good job. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tri-colored-heron/20207/9 "2021-02-27T01:03:30Z")
The comp is very nice. I like how the mangroves frame the heron. The twigs do not matter to me because they do not obscure the heron. Awesome shot…Jim