Little Blue with an Ego

Gallery: AvianPosted August 13, 2010184 views12 comments

This is a repost, I think, from February of last year when I met Mia and Adrian Burke for a morning shoot at Ft Desoto. We shot loads of frames of this one in a tidal pool around 8 AM. Larger image provided.

Olympus E-3 ZD300 F2.8 +EC20 Wimberley I, ISO 100 1/640 f6.3 0.0EV

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Buck Ward on August 13, 2010 at 5:54 PM

Little blue herons are not my favorite to photograph because they don't do much - just stand around a lot or wade slowly. You sure got your money's worth out of this one. Great reflection!

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on August 13, 2010 at 6:13 PM

Really nice job on comp. Lighting looks good too. Only suggestion would be to clone out your dust spots about 30 degree from the right of the bird's head.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 13, 2010 at 6:15 PM

Unusual and nice pose, and great reflection.
Love it!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 13, 2010 at 6:45 PM

Terrific pose and strong graphic composition.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 13, 2010 at 7:09 PM

Great pose, Bill and an excellent job on the exposure.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 13, 2010 at 7:10 PM

Nice details ,cool reflection.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 13, 2010 at 8:51 PM

I'll echo what the others said. You got more out of a little blue than I ever did.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 13, 2010 at 9:11 PM

Bill,

Just seeing this made me smile. We had a lot of fun with this little blue and it was great to have met you that day. You were a real trooper carrying your gear all over the place with Adrian and I.

Love the pose, colors, details & sharpness. I also like the comp, it works very well.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 14, 2010 at 10:55 AM

I really like the pose of the bird - reminds me of those plastic novelty "drinking" birds.

Blue hues are also quite pleasing with just a hint of color in the neck

- Luke

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 14, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Excellent Bill. Love the reflection and the angle of the bird as it searches for prey.
May

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM

A mosting striking composition Bill.

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Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on August 15, 2010 at 12:14 AM

A very cool pose, Bill - looking quite intent on the next meal.

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