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Heron In-flight


Heron In-flight
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Copyright: Chi Liu (chiliu) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05-14
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF70-200/2.8L, Canon 77mm UV Filter
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-21 2:20
Viewed: 1841
Points: 60
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The White-faced Heron is mostly light blue-grey in colour, with a characteristic white face. In flight, the dark flight feathers of the wing contrast with the paler grey plumage, making this bird easily identifiable when viewed from below.

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Hi Chi Liu,
An excellent flight shot with good DOF and POV.
Congrats and TFS
navnith

Hello Chi!
Congrats, this is a great shot with a wonderful bird! Very good sharpness, great POV and very nice colours. Thanks for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5413 W: 593 N: 3645] (10013)
  • [2006-05-21 3:02]

Hi Chi
Compared with the heron of 2 postings earlier it seems like it forgot something and is now flying back to where it came from. Or maybe it just wanted to take a closer look at you and your Canon.
You have done well with this one too. However, due to the position of the wings I believe you achieved even better exposure/lighting results. The backlight condition created an excellent play of light on the leading and rear edges of the right wing while the legs and neck also benefited from this. Well done on all other technical aspects as well and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi Chi,
This is a great shot. The heron is a very beautiful bird. You show it to us on a great way.
Guy

wonderful inflight-shot, chi! :-)
excellent timing and great light and colors.
i really like how the feathertips are almost glowing.
well done & take care, thor.

Hi Chiliu, Very good capture of this heron in flight. Perfect clarity and timing of this well coloured bird. Congratulations. Muray.

Hi Chi

Great in-flight shot. Very good timing. Excellent colours and composition. Well done. :-)

Hi Chi,
this is a wonderful shot, I like the sharpness in this difficult shot. Also the light is beautiful, very well done, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

It's a wonderful action shot.
Capture of the perfect moment with lot of details and perfect light.
THx.

Great job on a difficult shot - very good colours, details and POV!

Hi Chi Liu,
Great inflight. I like the sharpness, detail, DOF, POV, and water drops I see. Nice backlit effect seen, right wing edge also..
A bit tight top right, and the color hue/tint seems a bit off IMHO.
Well done and TFS!

Chi,

Lovely shot of the Heron in action. Great Composition, POV, sharpness and detail of subject. The light is soft and no major shadows visible on the subject. TFS,
Sheriff

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-05-21 8:26]

Hello Chi,
Wonderful flying heron capture.POV,details,lighting and composition are excellent.TFS...:-)

Hello Chi, great shot, Perfect shot, Details, BG, POV, DOF, great shot, TFAS Kyle

The angle of light confers an aura on this fantastic image, Chi. The grey BG enhances the appeal manifold.
TFS.

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 331 W: 15 N: 305] (1825)
  • [2006-05-21 14:38]

Hi Chi,

Great infight.
Excellent timing.
As always, colors, details, sharp are perfect.
Well seen & well done!

TFS :-)
Norbert

Nice overall exposure on this one Chi, the lighting is well balance showing an even balanced lighting. Excellent POV shows great detail of whole bird as well. :)

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  • klemmg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 40 N: 484] (1719)
  • [2006-05-21 17:04]

Hi Chi!
Great in-flight capture, the head and eye is well seen, the lightly striped BG gives the impression of movement, as does the OOF foremost wing.
What gives it a bit of a strange look is that the other wing is perfectly sharp, which gives it the impression of moving only one wing, or somehow being held in place with one wing.
Beautiful pastel colours, nicely backlit accentuated silhouette, excellent detail. Very well done!
Regards,
Gabi

Hi Chi,
Great shot!
DOF, POV and sharp are excellent.
Very well done and good job.
TFS Malgosia

Hi Chi,
How did I miss this??? Superb in flight shot on this heron. Very beautiful shades of blues in the plumage. Nicely frozen with sharp detail. The quality of light here was excellent. This looks great!
Scott

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  • Gudule Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 248 W: 11 N: 288] (1204)
  • [2006-05-25 20:29]

A good snapshot, nice colors and sharp details of this heron flying. TFS, Chi.

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  • twin Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 252 W: 17 N: 494] (3255)
  • [2006-05-28 2:14]

Hi Chi ,
again a great shot from you as everytime ...
I like the water drops much...
congratulations..

I like it much... :)

An almost perfect in-flight shot.

Great light and mood.

Its just another fine shot Chi.

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  • Athila Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 305 W: 232 N: 432] (1564)
  • [2006-05-31 10:20]

Hi Chi!

Nice shot. I like the bird's position and the wing's position. It looks very dynamic. Good focus and exposure. Blured BG bring emphasis on the bird.

Good work and TFS.

Hi Chi,

I really like this picture. The motion is always difficult to capture properly. Very well done!

Jan-Hendrik

hi
j'admire toujours les photo en vol car je sais que ce n'est pas evident et que j'aimerais y arriver.
merci du partage.
laurent

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  • Nico Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 1 N: 332] (1313)
  • [2006-06-22 9:35]

Very good action shot, well "frozen". And I like the soft blue colour. Always great when wildlife is doing something.

Hi Chi,
It's a superb bird... colors and light are beautiful.
I like water drops too.
TFS.
Fred

Hello Chi
The colours of this Heron is wonderful. The detail and composition is great. The darker background shows off the Heron nicely. Well done. Janice

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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 23 N: 942] (5111)
  • [2006-07-08 10:14]

Bonjour Chi, magnifique shot de Héron aux couleurs superbes. Very good timing and great sharpness too; Very good job and best regards, Didier.

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