heron surprise

squirl033

squirl033 Registered Users Posts: 1,230 Major grins

June 26, 2007 edited June 27, 2007 in Wildlife

this GBH burst from cover behind some cattails, and caught me a bit flatfooted. all i had time to do was point the camera and get something resembling a focus lock... didn't have time to back off the zoom, but i decided i kinda liked the cropped image... it looks like his wingtip is almost brushing my lens, and gives a strong sense of being "on top of the action"...

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Maestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins

June 26, 2007 edited June 26, 2007

Wow. I hope to be that good when getting caught "flatfooted." I have a hard enough time with GBHs when not flatfooted. Your image is nice and sharp!

Stephen
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bigpix Registered Users Posts: 371 Major grins

June 27, 2007 edited June 27, 2007

I like the image as is also as it does show a lot of action, and I think it is giving your lens a bit of a touch up.....:D

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Harryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins

June 27, 2007 edited June 27, 2007

Good capture, it gives you the feeling of being there.

Harry
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emmalou Registered Users Posts: 412 Major grins

June 27, 2007 edited June 27, 2007

Beautiful capture.

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Dick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins

June 27, 2007 edited June 27, 2007

Very nice capture.

Thanks for sharing,

Dick.

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