Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 12: Clyde Butcher’s Swamp Cottage.
Little Blue Heron at Clyde Butcher’s Front Pond. Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens. Black and White + One Color using Capture One Pro 7.
Little Blue Heron at Clyde Butcher’s Front Pond. Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Black and White + One Color using Capture One Pro 7. (David J Mathre)
Author: David Mathre
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time on home renovation and expansion of a wildflower garden/meadow.
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10 thoughts on “Wednesday (12-February-2014) — Florida”
+Albert Esschendal The Df is great. It is my new travel camera body – smaller and lighter than the D800 (let alone the D4). Down side, small battery and only one memory card slot. I always liked the first generation 80-400, and think this one is better. Granted, it is not as good as the prime telephoto lenses. For UTPW-V I am torn between taking the 80-400 or lighter weight 300 mm f/4.
+Mary Bucklew This is a Little Blue Heron, not a Great Blue Heron. The image was processed as follows: 1) Raw image converted using Capture One Pro 7; 2) Selected the blue color of the feather in Capture One, then de-saturated the inverse of the blue color (turns every other color B&W, and removes other colors from the bird); 3) transfer to Photoshop CC (as a 16 bit TIFF in the ProPhoto color space); 4) Focus Magic 2 to sharpen the bird; 5) Nik Define 2 to remove noise; 6) Convert to JPG for the Web (maximum, sRGB); 6) upload to G+ using Picassa — note that I did not allow G+ to auto enhance.
◄OUTSTANDING PHOTO► An honour to share and
present it on +Birds GALLERY by +Heinrich Wagner
Hashtag #birdsgallery ! I wish you a great wednesday !:-))
Wonderful photo ! Great work !
Would love to see a blue heron. Must be Norwegian with that coloring. Thanks for sharing your photos. Aunt Mary
Terrific
Beautiful detail, David.
Magnifique
Df camera! I see a new acquisition on the gear department.
I am impressed with quality of the 80-400mm. Great colors capturing of the bird.
David, did you tweak that blue? We have blue herons here at the beach in DE, but I've never seen one that "true blue." Nice catch!
+Albert Esschendal The Df is great. It is my new travel camera body – smaller and lighter than the D800 (let alone the D4). Down side, small battery and only one memory card slot. I always liked the first generation 80-400, and think this one is better. Granted, it is not as good as the prime telephoto lenses. For UTPW-V I am torn between taking the 80-400 or lighter weight 300 mm f/4.
+Mary Bucklew This is a Little Blue Heron, not a Great Blue Heron. The image was processed as follows: 1) Raw image converted using Capture One Pro 7; 2) Selected the blue color of the feather in Capture One, then de-saturated the inverse of the blue color (turns every other color B&W, and removes other colors from the bird); 3) transfer to Photoshop CC (as a 16 bit TIFF in the ProPhoto color space); 4) Focus Magic 2 to sharpen the bird; 5) Nik Define 2 to remove noise; 6) Convert to JPG for the Web (maximum, sRGB); 6) upload to G+ using Picassa — note that I did not allow G+ to auto enhance.