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Great Blue Heron

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on January 5, 2010 at 11:33 PM
Great Blue Heron
Another from my recent drive through Ridgefield.

Canon 40D 100-400 lens @400
ISO 500 f5.6 1/125s
Posted by David Bostock on January 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM
Nice environmental shot, Ryan. I like the reflection and the ripples at his beak. Slight distraction in the upper right corner, but that's a minor nit. This is a great image.
Posted by David Cobb on January 6, 2010 at 1:07 PM
Beautiful pose and reflection to this Heron Ryan. Cropping the top third will take care of the distraction and help give more concentration to the bird. Nicely captured.

David M. Cobb
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on January 6, 2010 at 6:41 PM
Here it is again with the top part cropped.
Posted by Geoff Shapiro on January 6, 2010 at 7:28 PM
Pretty shot, Ryan. Good job!

I like it cropped down even more - make it square...
Posted by David Bostock on January 6, 2010 at 8:53 PM
I like the crop a lot, Really adds emphasis on the bird.
Posted by John Williams on January 11, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Another vote for the crop, and the reflection really makes this.