I shot this image during my early mornings shootings around Melbourne City a few weekends ago (refer previous posts). This one was taken at the end of one session, as I was walking back to the car, near Swan Street Bridge.
I saw this white-faced heron (or egretta novaehollandiae) on the banks of the Yarra, and took a few portrait shots. I really like this one, as the grass by the water gave a nice brown background, that I blurred with a wide aperture (f/2.8), leaving the profile of the Heron standing out.
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| "Portrait of a Heron" |
The photo is also posted on my +500px gallery, at the following link:
http://500px.com/photo/79954861/portrait-of-a-heron-by-gilles-royer
I hope you like it, and please let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment.
Thanks for your visit!
Following my shooting last weekend for One Minute On Earth project (see the great www.kujaja.com website), when I went early morning on the St Kilda Pier, I've now posted this shot of a seagull (you can also see it in my 500px gallery: http://500px.com/photo/75113065):
This was taken about 7.50am, so 15mins or so after the sunrise, when the rays of the sun strike the water almost horizontally.
I was trying to take shots of the seagulls in full flight (quite tricky to get a sharp image, VR stabilisation or not on the lens!), and only got a few good ones. This one was shot against the water, with the sun light coming from beneath the body of the seagull, making the feather glow with a warm orange light
I also really enjoy the effect of the light on the water, which was very still that morning.
Hope you also like it, and thanks for your visit!
