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Posted by BrianS on Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:55 am

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Got this earlier in the year at Huntley Meadows VA -- thanx for looking.
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Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 100
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by Christoph Belanger on Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:08 am
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Beautiful image, but the halo around the bird bothers me a bit.
 

by Alan Murphy on Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:15 am
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Brian, this is sweet! The bird just pops against that BG. I don't see a halo.
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by BrianS on Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:18 am
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Christoph Belanger wrote:Beautiful image, but the halo around the bird bothers me a bit.
You beat me to it -- this was an older image where I'd use contrast mask incorrectly thus producing a halo. I uploaded a newer image while you were in the process of posting ... no contrast mask and so no halo.
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by Steve Roman on Sun Dec 19, 2004 9:57 am
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Really lovely composition, this is one of the nicest Green Heron shots I've seen.
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by Chris Kayler on Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:27 am
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Wow Brian. I need to stop ignoring Huntley :? . Great shot.
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by Cliff Beittel on Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:31 am
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Very nice. I take it the background is water; what makes the shot for me, along with the nice color and composition, are what appear to be small water lilies along the bottom edge. I do still see some halo around the back of the bird. I found something like that yesterday on a Great Gray Owl slide, so it can happen in nature (at least in nature seen through big glass).
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by christoforos on Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:08 am
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Very nice color and beautiful BG. The heron just pops!
Wonderful capture.
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by Herman Blockx on Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:47 am
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great shot! very sweet one! the vegetation in the bottom makes this shot complete!
 

by Wayne Nicholas on Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:49 am
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Habitat, pose, lighting, ... There is so much right with this shot. I wish it were mine.
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Stunning! :shock:
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by dfrench200 on Sun Dec 19, 2004 1:37 pm
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Absolutely perfect Brian!! Love the clean BG!
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by Katy on Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:38 pm
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Wonderful shot!
 

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Great shot and perfect pose. The light and the colors really make this one pop.

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by Cindy Marple on Sun Dec 19, 2004 7:32 pm
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Wow does this one pop. The light is so nice. Great job.
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by Bruce Sherman on Sun Dec 19, 2004 7:59 pm
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Super shot, Brian. Great angle and the vegetation in the BG adds a lot.
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Sweet !!! This image Rocks Brian !!! 8) 8) 8)
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by Jim Urbach on Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:39 pm
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Beautifully done, Brian! :roll:
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WOW Brian! It doesn't get better than this!!!
 

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