• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

© Shirley D. Freeman

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron

Uploaded: August 17, 2016 | Entered: August 17, 2016 11:59:11

Description

This Yellow-Crowned Night Heron (immature) is one of the more rare birds to be seen at Assateague Wildlife Reserve in Virginia. I captured this handheld with 100-400 mm L lens at 400 with IS activated. My settings were f5.6, 1/800, ISO 800.

Comments

Carrie M. Groseclose August 18, 2016

Beautiful lighting and detail! Lovely image! #1666282

Shirley D. Freeman August 18, 2016

Thank you, Carrie. <>< #11507047

Cary Rogers August 18, 2016

GREAT lighting, detail, and DOF to "separate" the subject! #11507068

Shirley D. Freeman August 18, 2016

Thank you, Cary. <>< #11507084

Harvey A. Ravitch August 18, 2016

Very real, natural setting , with detail, texture, & well done lighting. #11507111

Shirley D. Freeman August 18, 2016

Thank you, Harvey. <>< #11507116

Nancy L. Green level-classic August 18, 2016

What a handsome fellow!!! I love the lighting, WTG!! <>< #11507168

Shirley D. Freeman August 18, 2016

Thank you, Nancy. <>< #11507174

Randy A. Myers August 18, 2016

Very nice. Great light. Good job!! #11507175

Shirley D. Freeman August 18, 2016

Thank you, Randy. <>< #11507182

Bojan Bencic level-classic August 19, 2016

Fantastic light and exposure, Shirley. Very well done. #11507282

Shirley D. Freeman August 19, 2016

Thank you, Bojan. <>< #11507358

Claudia Kuhn level-classic August 19, 2016

Beautiful capture Shirley, love the comp and details.
#11507523

Shirley D. Freeman August 19, 2016

Thank you, Claudia. <>< #11507525

Katherine Kuhn August 20, 2016

What a spectacular capture -- his eye really draws me in! #11507766

Shirley D. Freeman August 20, 2016

Thank you, Katherine. I really appreciate that. <>< #11507788

Mary K. Robison September 16, 2016

Excellent capture, Shirley. The details, clarity, and shades of brown are all superb, and that mellow light is wonderful. #11517295

Shirley D. Freeman September 16, 2016

Thank you, Mary. I appreciate that. <>< #11517331

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

You &

Love It!

BetterPhoto.com Editor's Pick


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Shirley D. Freeman.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.