Tri-colored Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2013152 views20 comments

Had some fun watching and photographing a tri-colored fishing the other day. They are very skilled at fishing as I never saw this heron miss a fish the whole time I was watching.

Canon 1Dx
Canon 500mm + 1.4x TC
ISO 800
f/9
1/2500s
Manual exp.
Hand held

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on May 17, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Love this one, Ron! Excellent DOF, too! I like the appetizer.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 17, 2013 at 2:19 PM

Cracking posture here Ron, love the semi circle of the wings. Great to have the catchlight and trailing water.

TFS
Steve

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on May 17, 2013 at 2:46 PM

Real nice...I especially like the reflection of the bill and fish on the far wing! Sharon

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Comment posted by Tim Butler on May 17, 2013 at 2:55 PM

Amazing photograph! Wow!

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Comment posted by Jeff Lewis on May 17, 2013 at 3:58 PM

Outstanding action capture Ron, love the detail in the large version.

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Comment posted by Tjie Poo on May 17, 2013 at 4:07 PM

Magnificent capture Ron ! Great details and love the wings and feet position.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 17, 2013 at 4:31 PM

Ron you have caught this one beautifully.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 17, 2013 at 5:03 PM

Very nice Ron-Excellent DOF and wing position.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 17, 2013 at 5:04 PM

Way to cool, what a stunning shot Ron. I like the flight pose, wing spread, fish and complimentary background, excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on May 17, 2013 at 7:17 PM

Wonderful inflight shot with "take out" order on board. I like the downward wings position and detail. Excellent job!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on May 17, 2013 at 8:56 PM

Perfect flight pose!! Wish it were mine!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 18, 2013 at 2:20 AM

Ron,

Nice catch for both of you

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 18, 2013 at 7:35 AM

Everything has been said Ron, this is as close as perfect as one can get.

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on May 18, 2013 at 8:55 AM

Oh man, this is great. Amazing detail.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on May 18, 2013 at 12:28 PM

Top Drawer flight capture, Ron. Love the wing position too

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM

Super shot Ron, lovely breeding colors and detail and the fish is a nice bonus

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 18, 2013 at 6:14 PM

Liked everything: details, bg, colors. Well done!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on May 19, 2013 at 3:51 AM

A Beauty Ron

Great bird caught at the height of the action. The details are awesome too.

Sweet Photo!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on May 19, 2013 at 11:57 AM

Neat flight shot, Ron. Always a treat to see a good Tricolor image, one of my favorite waders.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on May 20, 2013 at 10:39 AM

Great capture Ron. Colours are super throughout and the background really shows off the heron well.
Hardly seems worth the effort for such a small fish but I gues it knows what it is doing.

Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments