Green Heron

Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
edited May 24, 2006 in Wildlife
A little notch in the river back provided a quiet repose.

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I liked the filtered light.

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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2006
    Good catch Ric. For us that's not in those southern marshes where
    the tame ones live rolleyes1.gif, it's special when we get shots of this
    spooky bird.
    Nice setting,
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  • raianraian Registered Users Posts: 260 Major grins
    edited May 22, 2006
    Beautiful bird. The setting is lovely... I'm surprised you saw him in there, it would be easy to miss him against all those grasses and reeds in the background. Very peaceful.
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2006
    Allen wrote:
    Good catch Ric. For us that's not in those southern marshes where
    the tame ones live rolleyes1.gif, it's special when we get shots of this
    spooky bird.
    Nice setting,
    Al

    Tame ones....:haha

    A year ago I had a perfect chance to get an excellent capture of a Green Heron. Unfortunately, I was trying out an ND filter at the time and missed getting what I should have been able to get. :cry

    Thanks, Allen. :D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2006
    raian wrote:
    Beautiful bird. The setting is lovely... I'm surprised you saw him in there, it would be easy to miss him against all those grasses and reeds in the background. Very peaceful.

    This spot is where I have seen a Great Blue Heron a few times now. So, I did almost overlook this guy. Another 100mm would have been nice.....but I refuse to spend thousand$ on a lens.
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2006
    God catch Ric. The green herons are hard to approach.
    Harry
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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2006
    Kismet man...I just shot one of these, in almost the same setting yesterday morning. Nice capture, Ric. thumb.gif Like Harry said..these little ones are spooked easily. The one I shot was being chased by a bunch of snowies. umph.gif
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  • evil eggplantevil eggplant Registered Users Posts: 464 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2006
    Very nice, Ric. I really like the way the light plays across the image. Beautiful bird, I have yet to see one.

    Cheers
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    A little notch in the river back provided a quiet repose.

    70947363-L.jpg

    I liked the filtered light.

    70947490-L.jpg
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    Harryb wrote:
    God catch Ric. The green herons are hard to approach.

    Thanks, Harry.:D
  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    Bird Man Photographer wrote:
    Kismet man...I just shot one of these, in almost the same setting yesterday morning. Nice capture, Ric. thumb.gif Like Harry said..these little ones are spooked easily. The one I shot was being chased by a bunch of snowies. umph.gif

    Thanks, Mike. :D

    Well....let's see it!!! mwink.gif
  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Thanks, Mike. :D

    Well....let's see it!!! mwink.gif

    Oh mannnnnnn you're going to make me go through hundreds of osprey thumbnails to find these? ne_nau.gifheadscratch.gifumph.gif I'll see what I can do. I can't process everything. rolleyes1.gif



    ........OK SEE 'em here:

    http://www.pbase.com/blindmustangpilot/green_herons
    Mike McCarthy

    "Osprey Whisperer"

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2006
    evil eggplant wrote:
    Very nice, Ric. I really like the way the light plays across the image. Beautiful bird, I have yet to see one.

    Cheers

    Thanks, Rich.

    The trouble with this shot was...too wide capture the scene and miss the heron...too long and visa verse! :cry
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