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Grey Heron.

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Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 4, 2006 at 2:48 PM
Grey Heron.
Took this about a month ago at my local quarry.

I had intended to attempt some lapwing 'flight' shots, but their flightpaths were too erratic for me :frown:

This large branch is a common perch for the local herons, so i turned my attention to them :smile:

I had hoped to catch it as it was about to land, but by the time my lens had chugged into focus it had already landed :biggrin:

I'm pretty impressed with this 'predictive focusing' wizardry!!

D70
Sigma 300mm f4 + 1.4
shot from my mini dome

Alan
Posted by Nigel Blake on September 4, 2006 at 10:52 PM
A very nice pose and a great perch too.
Lets hope Prescott does'nt want to turn your mini dome into a casino!
Posted by Tim Munsey on September 5, 2006 at 3:22 AM
Great comp, good of the bird to hold out its wing for you. AF is great.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by PhilH on September 5, 2006 at 3:29 AM
Splendid image.. love the perch,

Your going to get lazy using that AF thingy.... :biggrin:

:toast: :toast:
Posted by John Chapman on September 5, 2006 at 4:52 AM
Hi Alan a great capture.
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on September 5, 2006 at 6:14 AM
Crikey Nigel :eek: ,

The thought of having to share my dome with an attractive young croupier, is too much for me to bear :eek: :biggrin: :wink: :eek: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Alan
Posted by Rob Ashton on September 5, 2006 at 6:49 AM
I've never had to wear Black Tie to go into a dome hide before. :biggrin: It's always been a gamble which lens to use and when the chips are down I normally miss the shot

Could be fun though and the Croupiers would be an added attraction. Good shot of the Heron by the way :toast:

Rob :rolleyes: