Juvenile Heron

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Juvenile Heron

This is another shot of the Great Blue Heron that is living down the street from my house. The heron was sitting very near the bushes in the background so I had to use my limited Photoshop skills to make it blur. It’s taken me many hours to try to get the background blurred without losing detail along the edges of the Heron. This is the best I can do

Nikon D80
ISO 250
1/125 at f/5.6
55-200 lens
focal length 165mm

editing in photoshop and final tweaks in lightroom

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Juvenile Heron by Tallow
  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Great job, he looks fantastic! Dee

  • Tallow replied

    than you very much Diane

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    what a beauty!

  • Tallow replied

    thank you very much Maggie. They are beautiful birds

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    A lovely capture

  • Tallow replied

    thanks again for your comments Tina. Thank you for adding the photo to your favorites

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    Bueatifully photographed.

  • Tallow replied

    thank you very much Lorraine

  • nicholphoto

    nicholphoto

    • Well done !

  • Tallow replied

    thank you very much Bradley

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    Oh, isn’t he a beauty!!!!! You’ve got such wonderful color on the top of his bill and little bits of gold here and there in his feathers!!!! I’m wondering if ours have that!!!!! Glorious capture!!!! Hon, I think you did a super job of blurring your background!!! Turned out beautifully and it really sets the heron off to a T!!! Well done, you!!!!!

  • Tallow replied

    thanks a lot Lois. It took a looooooong time to get that blurry background.
    The gold in his feathers may have been accentuated just a little bit in lightroom :-)

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    A wonderful capture – - – BEAUTIFUL!!!

  • Tallow replied

    thank you very much lorilee

  • Victoria Jostes

    Victoria Jostes

    superb work! well worth all your efforts. well done, t!!

  • Tallow replied

    thank you very much Victoria

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Excellent capture.

  • Tallow replied

    thank you Cee

  • Deborah Benoit

    Deborah Benoit

    Wonderful capture

  • Tallow replied

    thank you Deborah

  • poppa

    poppa

    Nicely done. A great shot at the opportune moment.

  • Tallow replied

    thanks and sorry for taking so long to respond. Next year send me an email and I can meet you at the Green Ribbon Trail. Hopefully the Great Blue Heron’s will be back

  • artwhiz47

    artwhiz47

    Hey! Are you bragging or complaining? It’s a terrific shot!

  • Tallow replied

    thanks Sheila. Being a photoshop amateur it took a loooong time to get that blurred background. If I only would have known I could see the Great Blue Heron’s at the Green Ribbon Trail every day of the week I never would have spent the time on this photo. I do think it turned out pretty good if I do say so myself :-)

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