Green Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted October 5, 2010512 views18 comments

Hunting in a Cypress Swamp. From truck window with bean bag. Early morning light, cloudy.

Date/Time: MAY 24 @ 7:45am
Model NIKON D200
Flash Used Never
Focal Length 680 mm (NIKON 400MM F/2.8D AF-I + NIKON TC17EII)
Exposure Time 1/200 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO Equivalent 280
Exposure Bias -2/3
Metering Mode matrix
RAW
Exposure Program aperture priority

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 5, 2010 at 9:21 PM

Another sweet one Ronnie. I remember places like this from my years in Louisiana. Gotta love those cypress tree swamps.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 5, 2010 at 9:28 PM

I feel as though I'm right there watching this heron. I love the dof you chose for this with just the hint of cypress trees. Your photos never cease to amaze me! Sharon

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 5, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Very cool! The lighting makes this for me. With the darker background and shaded duckweed behind the tree the heron is on, it really makes the bird in the foreground pop out.

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Comment posted by David Bostedo on October 5, 2010 at 9:57 PM

Terrific Ronnie! Not much more to say.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 5, 2010 at 10:01 PM

Deep rich tones just pull you in. Like the crop you've chosen. I couldn't have resisted the urge to crop in close to show the excellent bird skills. Love it.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on October 5, 2010 at 10:20 PM

They say that there is no such thing as a perfect photo but this comes very close!

WOW
Dan

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on October 5, 2010 at 10:28 PM

Creative composition using the huge cypress tree to really anchor the shot and the sea of green duckweed adds a pleasant contrast. Another textbook shot

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 5, 2010 at 11:07 PM

Great image of a Green Heron. You really put him in his environment and the colors are great.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 6, 2010 at 12:15 AM

Beautiful, Ronnie. Lovely light as always and I like the pose. I think this works well with the bird relatively small in the frame and the massiveness of the cypresses coming through.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on October 6, 2010 at 3:21 AM

Ronnie, I can recognize your shots at a first glance from the thumbnail ! This one is really beautiful wit its gorgeous OOF BG

Mauro

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM

Beautiful Ronnie - I like the way the shape of the perch tree is mirrored by those in the background

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 6, 2010 at 9:28 AM

Really like this one Ronnie. Wish I had taken it. The OOF trees behind the heron add to this image as does the pose of the heron. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 6, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Simply fantastic! Great comp, exposure, DOF, etc.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 6, 2010 at 2:08 PM

Another very fine image, Ronnie. Great focus on the bird and I like how the light trails off into the background, this shows the enviroment very well.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 6, 2010 at 2:51 PM

What a wonderful feel for place. I love the mood of this.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 6, 2010 at 4:24 PM

Wonderful shot, Ronnie.

D&L

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on October 7, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Love the setting here,beautifully capture.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 9, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Absolutely amazing, Ronnie!

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