Great Blue Heron


Posted by Mako_Elite on Fri Feb 16, 2018 7:54 pm

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Shot a week ago. I don't take shots of GB Herons often, but I couldn't resist to take this shot. It was dark overcast day and this guy was sitting motionless on the piece of wood in the middle of the canal. I slowly went down the canal very slowly not to scare the bird.
I had camera on the tripod and  I wanted to get close  to the water  I can get so front tripod leg was in water.
Since bird was not moving at all, I took advantage of it and slowed shutter speed down to 1/80 and that allowed me to shoot at ISO-500. This is full frame shot with no crop.

1D4, SIGMA 500mm f/4.5 EX DG HSM
1/80, ISO-500, f/7.1 on tripod.

Please click on the image for uncompressed view, thank you.

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by Ron Day on Fri Feb 16, 2018 8:24 pm
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Ludo, nice pose with exceptional detail in the heron. I might darken the two bright limbs on the right, but overall it is a very nice GBH shot with excellent eye contact. :)
 

by RLK on Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:12 pm
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Great detail (when clicked on) at such a slow shutter speed Ludo.
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by Karl Egressy on Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:09 am
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Nice composition done in-camera, Ludo.
 

by Carol Clarke on Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:57 am
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Well worth a click to see the excellent detail. Nicely done, Ludo!
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