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!
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. :)
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. :)
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! :)
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.
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. :)