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What a mess!

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Posted by Brian Phipps on March 3, 2007 at 7:04 PM
What a mess!
1D MkII 500mm+1.4 full frame iso 400 f6.7 1/400

Heron taken today, the only one of 7 nests that is clear enough photograph without too much in the way, and then its not perfect.

But I quite like all the mess of branches going everywhere.

Never the less great to see. :biggrin:
Posted by John MacTavish on March 3, 2007 at 7:46 PM
Maybe not perfect, but sums up a heron's nest perfectly.
I seem to remember Nial Benvie having something similar in a magazine a few years ago. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graeme Lee on March 3, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Where was this taken Brian? I see the expandable roof-rack's coming in useful :biggrin:

Be good to see the chicks when they arrive and a typical nest environment :toast:

Graeme
Posted by Richard Tynan on March 3, 2007 at 8:19 PM
The heron is clear enough and the 'mess' is pretty uniform.

I like it and it's nice to see.
Posted by Jim Greenfield on March 4, 2007 at 5:29 AM
Different sort of shot - looks like it is taken from a hot-air balloon!
Posted by Clive_S on March 4, 2007 at 7:43 AM
Great viewpoint - are you using a cherry-picker!?
Posted by John Chapman on March 4, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Nice nest shot as is. :toast:
John
Aberdeen
Posted by Brian Phipps on March 4, 2007 at 1:57 PM
I would really like to say that I climbed a really tall tree, risking life and limb to get the shot........but unfortunitly I can`t,

The picture was taken from a footpath along a busy main road which runs along on top of a hill,it has a low wall running along side it and if you look over, you look slightly down to the tree tops where the herons nest, a river runs below the nests where the herons fish.
So you are almost eye level with them.

Local villagers watch the herons regularly, so they are quite used to seeing humans which is a bonus as I`m sure you agree that herons aren`t the easiest of subjects to capture.
Posted by Mark sellings on March 5, 2007 at 10:58 AM
lovely Brian, looks like the w/e trip was worth it - seeing as I haven't got a 500mm lens I think i'll content myself with your pics before I take a trip up there!

I'll let you know about the Dippers - checking them out Weds...

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Brian Phipps on March 5, 2007 at 1:05 PM
Hi Mark,
I`ve sent you a PM.