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Untill Death do us Part.....

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Posted by Jeroen Stel on April 7, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Untill Death do us Part.....
Hi Guys,

This Grey Heron is one that regularly visits the streams near my home. This time he was out for some frogs and was capturing them one after another. Whilst diving for the frogs they protect their eyes with a thin semi transparent eye-lid as you can see in this picture.This frog-love-couple was unfortunate to be discovered during their courtship and was caught by surprise. The Male frog must have thought..."untill Death do us Part" ....


Greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon 20D
Shutter speed: 1/750 sec
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Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
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ISO: 400
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Posted by Andy Shepherd on April 7, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Hi Jeroen,
This is a great capture for both you and the heron , I like everything about this image.
Well done.

Kind regards
Andy... :smile:
Posted by Mark Fellowes on April 7, 2007 at 12:53 PM
Hi

Excellent shot - very well captured!

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Mark
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 7, 2007 at 2:04 PM
Two for the price of one. The Heron must have been well pleased witrh this double dinner. And as the expression goes, the frogs died with a smile on their faces.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 7, 2007 at 2:47 PM
What a way to go, on the job. Great capture.

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Tim
Posted by Philip Kirkham on April 7, 2007 at 3:54 PM
Excellent image and super title too!
Best wishes
Phil :toast: :toast:
Posted by Graham Bailey on April 7, 2007 at 4:13 PM
excellent shot :toast:
Posted by David Taylor on April 7, 2007 at 4:36 PM
Excellent shot, excellent title. One tiny niggle, I would have liked to see all of the heron's neck, but that is only a personal preference. :smile:
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Posted by Alan Bryant on April 7, 2007 at 5:36 PM
Very well captured shot.

Looks great :toast:
Posted by Nick Caddick on April 8, 2007 at 5:25 AM
Excellently done!!

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Posted by Major Gilbert on April 8, 2007 at 3:05 PM
It would have been nice to see all of the neck, but its still a terrific looking image.
What a way to go.
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Major
Posted by John Gardner on April 9, 2007 at 4:58 AM
Excellent image. Well done :toast:
Posted by PhilH on April 10, 2007 at 3:50 AM
Excellent, can't make my mind up about the back of the neck, can see where you are coming from with the composition though...

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Posted by Adrian North on April 10, 2007 at 4:20 AM
Jerome,

Very very nice. Also can't make up my mind about the neck but that is a minor nit if anything (probably down to personal preference or just jealousy that the image isn;t mine :biggrin: )

Many thanks for sharing

Adrian
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Posted by Elliott Neep on April 10, 2007 at 7:31 AM
Wildlife Photographer the Year, eat your heart out! Stunning! One of the best heron images I have seen. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark sellings on April 10, 2007 at 10:50 AM
Talk about right place right time! absolutely superb and great use of this opportunity.

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Mark