Great Blue Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted November 2, 2013117 views5 comments

While boating at Lake Anna here in Virginia today, I was able to get a few shots of some of the birds like this Great Blue Heron. Great day on the lake!
Canon 7D, 100-400L @ 250mm, 1/1250sec, f/5.6, iso400, handheld while in boat drifting and cropped for composition. I had to drop the quality to 84% to get it to the 1200 limit...
C&C welcome

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5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 2, 2013 at 10:51 PM

Good takeoff catch. The background is problematic, but it usually is with this bird, in my experience.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on November 3, 2013 at 2:20 PM

Got to view this as a large photo. Very good shot of the take off. Like the water around its feet! Good color and detail. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 4, 2013 at 8:56 AM

I agree with Phil on the BG influence, but otherwise a great take-off capture David.
Good job getting this handheld from a boat

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 4, 2013 at 6:45 PM

David, I especially like the effect of the feed splashing through the water. I photographed many herons this past summer, and agree with Phil's statement that the background is often problematic with these birds.

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Comment posted by David E Lester on November 5, 2013 at 8:04 AM

Thanks for all the comments, could not do anything about the BG, but I will not pass up a shot..

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