Into the Day

[Chris Calohan]

Several steps up from the Nikon D40, I retired and bought myself a nice, new D7000 and a 28-300 and thought at the time, it wouldn't get much better. That was 2012 and it was just the beginning of the eternal search for something bigger, newer and better...D800, then the D810 and the 200-500, then a D500 and finally the D850...but there is a 500mm I'd really like to have and a......

This one was shot 7 years ago, almost to the day with the D7000 and the 28-300. I didn't know squat about editing then, and then again, not sure I know that much more now...sighhhhhhhh

 

[Peter Dexter]

Most interesting color and pattern, what heron is this?

 

[Chris Calohan]

Great Egret

 

[Asher Kelman]

Chris,

Magnificent! Audubon never did better, and the bird was not harmed!


The light through the trailing feathers adds so much vibrancy!

Chris Calohan: Great Egret​

How did you get the sky color and lateral gradient?


Asher

 

[Chris Calohan]

Orangish was natural light but added a light blue gradient from right to left to break the monotone BG.