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Purple Heron
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Purple Heron

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted September 30, 201776 views4 comments
Taken from a boat on Lake Albert, Uganda.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm  F4 with 1.4 ex at 560 mm
F7.1
ISO 400
1/1600

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 30, 2017 at 11:47 AM
A beautiful Heron, Ken.  The boat gave you a nice low angle and the image quality is excellent.
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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 30, 2017 at 5:22 PM
Hi Ken
The Heron just pops off the back-ground, nice work.
Peter
Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on September 30, 2017 at 7:32 PM
This is very sharp, and the heron really stands out from the background in a wonderful way.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 3, 2017 at 2:41 AM
Thanks everybodydevil
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