The heron babies up in the treetops have hatched!
The first pic was shot at about 6 pm. The light was coming over my shoulder and showing off the birds beautifully. Unfortunately 300 mm isn't close enough and I'm too shaky for that lens's image stabilization, so I had to crop it and add some unsharp mask.
Family portrait.
This second snap was a day later in morning light with my Panasonic point and shoot at maximum zoom, and those pics were much clearer! But the only way to make a good comparison is to shoot with both cameras in the same lighting conditions. Maybe I'll try that later today -- and use the XSi with a tripod to minimize the shake.
The first pic was shot at about 6 pm. The light was coming over my shoulder and showing off the birds beautifully. Unfortunately 300 mm isn't close enough and I'm too shaky for that lens's image stabilization, so I had to crop it and add some unsharp mask.
Family portrait.This second snap was a day later in morning light with my Panasonic point and shoot at maximum zoom, and those pics were much clearer! But the only way to make a good comparison is to shoot with both cameras in the same lighting conditions. Maybe I'll try that later today -- and use the XSi with a tripod to minimize the shake.
I have never seen blue heron babies, how cool!
ReplyDeleteHmmm, maybe I should be looking up more often...this is absolutely amazing! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThey're both great shots! I've never seen baby herons before!
ReplyDeleteI love both shots too! Lucky you to see and shoot them. I imagine they grow really fast.
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