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The Great Blue Heron


The Great Blue Heron
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Copyright: Asbed Iskedjian (CeltickRanger) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1214 W: 60 N: 2313] (7691)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-13
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon CoolPix L3, NIKKOR 3X OPTICAL ZOOM
Exposure: f/5.3, 1/140 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-14 17:48
Viewed: 513
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello dear TN friends, after an absence of few days
here i am with a new photo taken yesterday,
i was lucky to assist as spectator to this
Great Blue Heron's very patient hunting action

i have done alot of pics but kept only 5 of them,
3 of that 5 photos will be (with today) my next postings
and the 2 others i will keep them to post in the future

i was with my very small 5 megapixels, 3X Zoom,
Point & Shoot Nikon compact digital camera,
photo shot in jpeg and ISO100

from the « Hinterland Who's Who website »
here is a little note on the Great Blue Heron,
other notes are reserved for my 2 other postings

http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=43

« Great Blue Herons forage in marine coastal environments
and in freshwater habitats, but nest on islands or in
wooded swamps, where few mammals or snakes
can prey on them. The birds sometimes nest alone,
but often do so in colonies consisting of a dozen to
several hundred pairs. Scientists do not know precisely
how herons choose whether to be sociable. It seems that
advantages to colonial behaviour include better defense
of nests and greater chance of discovering mobile schools
of fish: once one heron finds a good foraging spot, others
may follow it to the same location. »

Merci

Asbed

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  • Great 
  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 655 W: 0 N: 1623] (5300)
  • [2008-06-14 18:16]

Bonjour Asbed, elle et franchement très belle cette photo! Quelle belle réflexion du héron et quelle belle luminosité! J'aime le scintillement sur l'eau et tu as réussi à ne pas sous exposer l'oiseau. Très belle réussite, superbe photo. Un plaisir à contempler. Merci!

Francine

Asbed,

I see that this time you were fortunate enough to capture a heron. I like the surroundings you captured this bird in. The clear water with lots of green vegetation works really well here. Details and pose is very nice as well. Great work. TFS!

Best Regards,

Martin

  • Great 
  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 787 W: 0 N: 1581] (7260)
  • [2008-06-14 20:06]

Salut Asbed
Belle image.Bon pdo et jolie couleur .L'image est bien en focus avec de bon détail.
Merci Michel

the way the reflection causes the underwater flora to come out is fascinating...Here we have a reflection adding an almost polarizing effect. How fantastic!
Bob

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2770 W: 151 N: 7984] (24857)
  • [2008-06-14 21:37]

Hello Asbed,
Though this was taken against the light, your Coolpix coped with it very well to give a sharp and well exposed image. I like the action and composition with the Great Blue Heron's reflection that adds to indicate the shape of the heron among the floating water weeds.
TFS this beauty,
Ivan

What a lovely shot, Asbed.The subject ap[art, the light is very well used!
Goldy

Hi Asbed, suberb capture of this beautiful heron with wonderful reflections like an almost mirror view. Great compositon my friend! TFS.
Cheers,

HBayram

Hi Asbed
Cool shot with nice reflection
tfs jon

Hi Asbed,
Great capture can see he's on the move and u caught him in focus. These guies are hard to capture very suspcious big birds..
Interesting to read about them..
Best regards,
Jane
ps. his green profile in the water is great:)

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1482 W: 18 N: 3044] (11160)
  • [2008-06-15 7:46]

Hi Asbed

Lovely close us shot of this heron, it is wonderful that you could get so close. You caught the typical fishing pose here. Great POV and wonderful light

TFS

Karan

  • Great 
  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
  • [2008-06-15 9:12]

Hi Asbed,

You captured a lovely Heron in a beautiful setting. Wonderful details of the face and plummage - I love the eye! Beautiful colors and the reflection is superb.

Jane

Splendida composizione per questo airone intento a cacciare, bellissimi i riflessi nell'acqua, molto buona la nitidezza, magnifici i colori e la luce. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

Hi Asbed,

Excellent capture of Great Blue Heron hunting. Good pose and composition, nice BG and colours, sharp details.

TFS

Pekka

Hello Asbed,
Excellent image on both the subject and reflection well captured and composed!
the colour is so beautiful here with total sharpness and superb details!
My compliment for a fine shot
greeting
Tony

  • Great 
  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 648 W: 42 N: 1198] (3860)
  • [2008-06-15 23:18]

Dear Asbed,

Apologise for not coming past lately I can see I've missed a few postings, hopefully I can make up for some lost time, this is a wonderful image, excellent colours, superb detail, beautiful lighting, I simply love that reflection, and the green vegetation clearly seen under the shadow of the Heron, just perfect, really nice work, all the best,

Cheers Rick :)

Hi Asbed,
Nice detail/DOF and color. Difficult light/time of day with the light from above, but you managed it well.
Great reflection too :)
TFS!
Howard

Ciao Asbed, wonderful bird with fantastic reflections, great details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

bonjour asbed
la prise de vue est un peu en plongée mais cela fait quand même une belle image,d'autant que le heron n'est pas un oiseau facile a photographier.
laurent

  • Great 
  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-17 6:51]

Hello Asbed

This is a very good close up pov,well done.
The lighting is well handled.
Very good colours.
Sharp focus and detail.
TFS

Rob

Bonjour mon ami
L'avantage de ne plus avoir eu le temps de se balader sur TN est sans doute de découvrir des photos géniales comme celle ci ...
excellent point de vue, netteté, couleurs, lumière et surtout très beau reflet
bravo
amitiés,
Pat

www/imagespassion.be

Hello Asbed. Excellent sharp image of this great blue heron and the reflection. Pleasing tight cropping exposing the details of the plumage. Thanks for sharing and best regards. Jusni

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