GBH in waterlily pond

Great Blue Heron in waterlily pond

Jerry, I love this shot. The colors are amazing and the light on the heron is fantastic. Great job, congratulations. 6/7 anon

Amazing light and excellent composition !

I have observed that in all the photos where this animal is in shadow, it seem (or is?) less sharp. This holds for my photos also! Can you comment something on this effect ? I read it is an optical effect as we see worse the cold colors. Do you agree?

Great shot Jerry. The colors are outstanding. Happy new year.

Dieter, Manel and Leroy for your comments and compliments.

 

Manel, I don't quite understand your question. If you meant the shapness of a subject under cool color tone (e.g. in the shape) appears to be worse then I believe it's true but I don't have an answer for that. The results could also be very different when you view it on the screen and see the actual print. I believe the equipment (type and brand of camera body and lens used) is also a major factor here. Believe it or not, whenever I attached a converter to a telephoto lens I found that my Nikon 500mm/f4P MF lens always produced much sharper images than those fancy AF lenses (e.g. 70-200VR, 80-400VR).

"If you meant the shapness of a subject under cool color tone (e.g. in the shade) appears to be worse then I believe it's true "

 

Yes, this is what I was meaning. It is an optical effect.

 

Of course the 500 F4 is not that bad. :)

 

Regards