On Golden Wing - a photo on Flickriver

On Golden Wing

            Late morning, summer sunlight reveals the golds, and burnished reds of a young Great Blue Heron's feathery coat.

A lovely morning wandering the prairie and margins of the forest on a pleasant day in high summer. An adolescent Great Blue Heron suddenly flew into a barren tree, and basked in the sun for a few minutes. Then, just as suddenly it flew back the other way, showing, then hiding its pristine feathers with slow wing beats.

I chose this capture out of many good ones because of the light reflecting off those young feathers - almost looking like a coat or cape. Then, after working on the image for a while, and despite the fact that the full capture has the entire body in good focus right down to the toes, I decided the core of it was that gorgeous wing, and head - so I did a very tight crop to isolate those, and try to make those essential details pop.

I hope you like it, and are having a wonderful summer!

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Milton Township / Valley View (show map)

Taken on: July 9, 2022

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Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec, 500mm, ISO 360 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	VR 200-500mm f/5.6E
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	1/2500 sec
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	360
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 23.3 (Windows)
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