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Juvenile Great Blue


Juvenile Great Blue
Photo Information
Copyright: Lesley Mattuchio (Lesley) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 13 N: 913] (2988)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-30
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF100-400 IS
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-04-02 7:16
Viewed: 1436
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a friendly juvenile Great Blue Heron I came across while in Florida last week. The GB Heron is the largest and heaviest in the Heron family and has a large thick bill. I find it odd that my reference guide ( Sibley ) claims that this Heron is nocturnal when I always see them hunting in the day time. They are long legged waders and can be seen in the shallows of ponds and salt marshes hunting for fish. They are also usually solitary.
netfalls, scottevers7, TAZ, marhowie, red45, rlortie, PDP, liquidsunshine, Janice has marked this note useful
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  • Great 
  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1654 W: 79 N: 1456] (4742)
  • [2005-04-02 7:28]

Beautiful portrait on this heron Lesley. I adore herons (they're one of my fav birds). Composition is excellent, POV & DOF are great and details are very sharp. Well done & TFS!

Very good portrait, very sharp.
Well done.
TFS.

Lesley, Superb portrait on this heron. Everything is done extremely well. Great Work!

  • Great 
  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3184] (10918)
  • [2005-04-02 9:12]

Composition photographique pour ce Héron belle et intéressante. Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté.
Well done !

Hello again Lesley! Superb sharpness, clarity and colors..A most excellent profile portrait of your Great Blue. Very well done!

  • Great 
  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1331 W: 107 N: 4825] (21400)
  • [2005-04-02 12:10]

Great capture Lesley, perfect sharpness and exposition. Great background too.

Mario

  • Great 
  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-04-02 13:39]

Great composition. The way the neck is curved touching the back. Perfect sharpness and background. Well done.
Toni

  • Great 
  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2831 W: 75 N: 8025] (26865)
  • [2005-04-02 14:18]

Superb portrail Lesley. I like shape of its neck, details of feathers, yellow eye. Separation between BG and heron is perfect.

Hello Lesley! Gorgeous closeup of this beautiful heron! Such marvellous detail of the feathers, especially the wispy ones behind the eye. They are so shy here in Ontario Canada, you are so lucky to get in that close. Excellent capture!

Superb shot Lesley. Lovely composition. Looks like a snake. Details and light are gorgeous. I love it.

  • Great 
  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2964 W: 366 N: 3848] (11755)
  • [2005-04-03 17:11]

Hi Lesley, a very striking portrait. The S bend of the neck looks great and the details and sharpness of the head are excellent. Very well done.

Critique later :(
points now :)
The monday rush!!

  • Great 
  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3453 W: 144 N: 5902] (17490)
  • [2005-08-25 4:35]

Hi Lesley, I was looking at your page and you have some terrific bird photos. This one jumped out at me!
What an excellent portrait of the juvenile Great Blue Heron. Look at the shape of his neck!! Amazing shape. The colours are good and the details so nice and sharp. I like this very much, well done and thank you for sharing.

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