photoartflightRainy Day At the Celery Farm Natural Area
Last Sunday I went to the Celery Farm Natural Area even though it was raining lightly and overcast. Did not expect to see much, but thought I could find something for the blog. There were a few Canada Geese and a few Great Blue Herons. The light was terrible and raining slightly. I did see this Great Blue Heron, in a rather dark area under trees, through the tree branches. I tried shooting through an opening the leaves, framing the Great Blue in an opening in the closer foliage, using the closer out of focus leaves as a soft colorful border for the image.
Canada Geese Leaving. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO IS lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/640 sec, -1.33 exposure compensation, ISO 800
Great Blue Heron on Duck Box. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO IS lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/320 sec, -1.33 exposure compensation, ISO 800, Increased contrast & saturation in Adobe Camera Raw to get rid of some of the lower contrast of the haze and and rain.
Floating Feather against gray sky reflection. Canon EOS 1D MkIV, Canon 400mm f/4 DO IS lens, Canon Series III 1.4X Teleconverter, f/8, 1/640 sec, -0.33 exposure compensation, ISO 800
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I love this bird.
They are fun to Photograph! Large and animated!
Beautiful photos!
Thanks! Try to make the best out of a dreary day.