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Blue Heron

by Rick Turner

Gallery: AvianPosted June 15, 201295 views5 comments
This juvenile Blue Heron has been my pal for a few days on Turtle Creek. He/she is interesting to watch playing in the water with twigs and fingerling fish. Heron was scrathcing its head with feathers up.

ISO 800
280mm
1/350 sec
f 6.7
LR3 raw
CS5 crop (50%)

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 16, 2012 at 8:05 AM
Clear & sharp with great colors, the centered comp works for me. Great exposure.
Like the leg up pose and small concentric ripples there as well:toast:
PS - Since you have room at 50% crop, I might suggest a two degree CW rotation to level those ripples.
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Comment posted by keith mitchell on June 16, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Rick you have some beautiful detail and sharpness and i do like the water,very nice indeed.

Keith.
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 16, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Beautiful light, very sharp, Rick.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on June 17, 2012 at 2:26 PM
Nice sharp shot and great detail. I like the fluffed up feathers on his head.
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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 18, 2012 at 8:16 AM
Excellent details, the reflection in the water is very nice.

Ray
Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments