Bookfool's Photoblog
Great blue heron
Posted by Bookfool (Mississippi, United States) on 4 November 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Taking off from the foundation of a former casino that was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina (now a gathering place for fishermen and birds).
Les from Lincoln, United States
Oh my gosh! I was looking at the community page and saw this thumbnail and thought, "Won't Bookfool be impressed with this shot!" Then I realized it was yours! Incredible capture, Nancy!! The dof is perfect. The motion is amazing. Five stars!
4 Nov 2008 11:56am
@Les: LOL! That's so funny. The bird photos always do catch my eye. It was thanks to Will that I got this one. He spotted the heron and nudged me to hurry up and shoot that thing. Thanks, Les!
@Mehdi: Thank you!
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
A fantastic shot... These guys show up here sometimes.. All I can say is that you don't want to be under one when it's flying over... :))
4 Nov 2008 12:25pm
@Earnest: Thanks you! Oh, heavens, what a thought! I would definitely not want to be directly underneath a bird of that size, ever!! Hope that doesn't mean you had a really bad experience. :)
jeffster from United States
Nice capture. The blue heron really stands out against the blue background. Like the eye as a focal point..
4 Nov 2008 1:37pm
@jeffster: Thank you! I was kind of concerned that the background is a little too cluttery, so you've eased my mind about that, a bit. It's kind of difficult to get herons to go where you want them to. :)
@Françoise: Beaucoup de merci!
@thierry: Merci, Thierry!
@Eleftheria!: Thank you!
andrea from Padova, Italy
A really good capture,with the bird "entering" the photo.
Perfect.
4 Nov 2008 7:58pm
@andrea: Thank you! I toyed with that photo for a while, attempting to get just enough air space in front of the heron. I appreciate you telling me it worked for you! :)
*Rich* from Stafford, United Kingdom
Wow, that's great, the bird looks proper frozen in time!
4 Nov 2008 8:31pm
@*Rich*: Thank you! I like the way you put that, "proper frozen in time". :)
@MaryB: Thank you!
MaryP from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Oooh!! First class image. I've always wanted to take a shot of a Heron in flight. This is brilliant.
4 Nov 2008 9:43pm
@MaryP: Thank you! They're amazing in flight, aren't they? I've been working on trying to get a shot like this for ages. Half the battle is getting close enough.
jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand
This is truly stunning I am as jealous as can be. What I would give to be able to get a shot like this. How stunning. sorry keep repeating myself this is the last image I looked at today and I don't even have the words to describe how great it is. CONGRATULATIONS keep posting these
5 Nov 2008 12:13am
@jamesy: Goodness, I'm kind of speechless. Thank you! Tomorrow's post will be my last Gulf Coast photo (not a bird) and then I'm afraid you might find the tomatoes a disappointing segue into zoo pics. :)
@Reza: Thank you!
amy from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Absolutely a FANtastic capture of this heron!!! Brilliant!
5 Nov 2008 4:48am
@amy: Thank you, Amy!
bisha from Saitama, Japan
Fantastic action shot! Nice timing to catch it taking off like that!
6 Nov 2008 11:53am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! Absolutely amazing shot! Doesn't get much better than this! Well done! :)
9 Nov 2008 6:04am
Sony DSLR-A700
1/800 second
F/7.1
ISO 200
240 mm (35mm equiv.)