Title: Reflection of a Heron
Location: Stop me if you’ve heard this one….Double Bluff Beach, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Settings
| ISO | 1250 |
| Focal Length | 300mm |
| Shutter Speed | 1/80 |
| Aperture | f/13 |
| Exp Comp | -1 2/3 |
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens | Canon 28-300mm L |
While I did increase the blacks a little in this image, there is no grand Photoshop trickery going on here. I moved close enough to the heron so he blended into the rocks behind him. I also underexposed the image to help bring the shutter speed into a handheld range as I didn’t have my tripod this day. Although it appears as the bird has an eye socket in the reflection, this is only caused by the ripples on the water.
In Photoshop Lightroom:
White Balance to 5000K
Blacks +14
Clarity +45
Vibrance +29
Saturation +40
Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey