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Posted by Anthony Medici on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:01 am

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(Great Blue Heron) Bosque de Apache, New Mexico

I found this Heron strutting it's stuff while doing one of the many loops I made around the refuge in my car. I took this with the 200-400 since it had been doing well allowing me to frame as I needed to when the opportunity arose. In this case, it didn't really help since I was at the lenses limit anyway.

I might get around to posting a Snow Goose or a Sandhill Crane eventually but I have a few more species to go through first. :)

Resting on Window frame Nikon D2H, 200-400 AFS VR, TC-17EII, 680mm, ISO 200, Manual, 1/1000 @ F8. Cropped about 10% and leveled.
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by AForns on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:07 am
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I thought it was interesting the amount of people stopping for the GB !!!!

Should have taken a shot since it is such a different environment that I usually seem them in !!!!

Love the leg position and intensity !!!! Did great with the light Tony !!!! 8) 8) 8)
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by dash on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:45 am
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Love the eye. Would like a little more room at the top.
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by Juli Wilcox on Thu Dec 09, 2004 1:02 am
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Tony, I like the warm colors and determined appearance of the bird. Nice and sharp, too.
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by KK Hui on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:58 am
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What I like about this shot is its low shooting angle, Tony!
Clean bg and sharp ... :roll:
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by jnadler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:01 am
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I also enjoy the low shooting angle on this. Nice soft lighting as well.
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by Alan Murphy on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:19 am
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Nicely done Tony.
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by Sandy Mossberg on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:49 am
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Nice, Tony. What "time" is it in the virtual day?
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by Anthony Medici on Thu Dec 09, 2004 8:58 am
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This was taken at 11:24 am. I'm not doing a day at this year so I didn't mention the time.

The "softness" of the shadows is due to some post processing work in Nikon Capture using the DEE tool and the LCH tool. The low shooting angle was because it was on the opposite side of a channel and walking on the ridge.
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by Kristi Graham on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:08 am
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I love the angle and I too saw them at Bosque...It seemed like we saw the same one everyday perched high in one tree past the farm deck on the right. Never saw one like this...Great capture! :D
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by Dan Wolin on Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:15 am
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Nice one Tony - I like the low angle as well. It is nice to see a unique shot of one of these every once and a while
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by Japper on Thu Dec 09, 2004 12:58 pm
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Wow Anthony, this looks extremely sharp! That eye really pops of my monitor. Very nice!
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by stevebein on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:44 pm
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well done. Great pose, sharpness, it really works well. It was nice to finally met you at Bosque.
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by Chris Kayler on Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:53 pm
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I like the mid-stride pose Tony. The feather detail seems a bit pasty, I also wish he was standing on something different than what looks like a path. Overall though, it's a nice shot.
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by Harold Stiver on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:07 pm
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A determined look to it. Nice composition, not easily done with this large bird. Well done
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by Steve Roman on Thu Dec 09, 2004 6:18 pm
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Very nice image, looks like a marathon runner :D
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by Mike Wilson on Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:57 am
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A different than normal Bosque bird. I did see a few of them but never took any shots of them. I do like the look of determination it has.
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Nice shot. I like the pose.
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