GBH

Gallery: AvianPosted June 29, 2010262 views17 comments

Shot this Great Blue Heron in May at 5:15pm perched in a moss draped Cypress Tree. The ambient light was diffused from mid-afternoon clouds. This is a full frame image. Taken in a southern swamp near Sorrento, Louisiana. Used a bean bag from the window of my truck.

01-May-17:15
Model: D200
Flash Used: Never
Focal Length: Nikon 400mm f/2.8d AF-I
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/4
ISO Equivalent: 250
Exposure Bias: -1/3
White Balance: Manual Direct Sunlight
Metering Mode: matrix
Raw
Exposure Program: aperture priority

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 29, 2010 at 8:20 PM

I like the soft echo of the heron's shape in the Spanish moss. Super picture.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 29, 2010 at 9:02 PM

I love it. Again, the light is wonderful, and the setting is excellent as well.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on June 29, 2010 at 9:06 PM

This is gorgeous. Color, light, comp, pose, bg all great. Wonderful image.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 29, 2010 at 9:28 PM

This is beautiful! Fabulous light and the moss draped Cypress frames the Heron against a pretty BG. Love it.

Peter

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on June 29, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Wonderful portrait of the GBH. The setting is great. What is the brown near the shoulder?

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 29, 2010 at 11:10 PM

Very nice. I see nothing that needs changing in this photo. I like the perch the heron is on. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 29, 2010 at 11:56 PM

Beautiful, Ronnie. I love the swamp environment in this image.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 30, 2010 at 1:54 AM

Your usual impeccable techs, Ronnie, but what makes the shot for me is the framing of the bird in the surrounding vegetation. Fine work.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on June 30, 2010 at 3:59 AM

The lighting and great tree he is perched in make this one a real winner. Nice job, Ronnie.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on June 30, 2010 at 9:23 AM

I think this is beautiful. Love the habitat setting and strong colours. Detail is superb with lovely subtle lighting. Graham

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 30, 2010 at 10:12 AM

Ronnie, this is another spectacular shot. the soft light is beautiful, and the surrounding vegetation is just gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 30, 2010 at 12:11 PM

I was out photographing herons yesterday and would have loved to come up with one such as this. Well done.

, simply gorgeous.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on June 30, 2010 at 12:34 PM

As nice a GBHE image as I've seen! Well done!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on June 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM

Don't ever sell that truck Ronnie. It seems to accompany you on all of your image captures. I wouldn't expect anything other than another exceptional image from you Ronnie. Nothing to comment on except.....PERFECT!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on June 30, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Beautiful image! Like the soft light and the fact you included a lot of the tree. Great detail as well.

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Comment posted by Dottie Short on July 2, 2010 at 8:51 AM

I admire your work and this image is no exception. Beautiful!!

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Comment posted by David Chauvin on July 2, 2010 at 5:53 PM

Beautiful color and buttery soft warm light. The moss draped cypress is the perfect setting.

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