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Great Blue


Great Blue
Photo Information
Copyright: Mike Watne (thegreybetween) (8)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 D ED VR, Lexar 1GB 80X, B+W UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/100 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-18 1:48
Viewed: 670
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This shot was a little too spontaneous. I wasn't planning on doing any birding on this outing, but I couldn't resist. This shot happened so fast that it is a touch blurry around the heron's wingtips.

Nonetheless, I was amazed to find a setting that really displayed the "great blue" aspect of a Great Blue Heron. The wingtips almost melt into the background waters, and without the accompanying shadow, most viewers would be hard-pressed to spot the bird at all!

I realize that the bird is a little small for conventional framing. I justify this by arguing that the subject is not the bird so much as it is the bird's relationship to the setting...or more specifically, the color is the subject here.

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I really wish this would be sharp. The idea is great.

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