Along Came the Heron by Charlene Burge

Saturday, 7th July 2007

Along Came the Heron

by Charlene Burge

One foggy morn I was walking along Bodega Head, looking down at the flowers and watching for a nice composition. When I looked up I found this guy–standing there just as pretty as a picture. He allowed a few snaps and then meandered away, mousing I imagine. While I’m not a huge fan of the horizon bisecting the neck look, I thought he was just as pretty as can be and the photo turned out nicely, so….here he is.

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14 Comments

Jon Eisenberg Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Lovely, well taken and well framed.
Anurag Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 7:38 am
If the greenish cast is corrected then it would look even more wonderful
Laura Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I love the depth in this photo!
Paul Indigo Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Well he does have a very elegant look about him.
Lynda Lehmann Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
It’s still a wonderful capture, even with the bissected neck! We can’t have it all, although we would like to!
kml Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Great capture! How obliging of him to pose so nicely.
Pauline Jones Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Wild creatures are always a challenge to photograph; to get a heron so close up is quite an achievement.
istvan Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
great capture!
Joshua Says:
July 7th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Great creature, Great texture, great photo. I love bird families like the herin so I like the photo. Great photo. Well done!
Eli Shams Says:
July 8th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
Nice DOF, well done. Those thin legs under massive body always make me smile…
Dirk Wiese Says:
July 9th, 2007 at 7:26 am
I tried myself to capture these gray-herons.They dont stand still to long.this is a great shot. I like that the background is smaller than the bird itself it give the feeling that the bird is breater than life itself. Did you lay down on the ground? how far away was you from the heron?
Photo Buffet Says:
July 9th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
I love waiting and watching great blue herons. They’re so graceful, especially when they’re hunting. The blurred horizon doesn’t detract from the bird–at least not for me. I love these types of surprise moments–going for flowers and ending up with a great wildlife photo! Nice work, Charlene.
su Says:
July 7th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Great shot.
mike Says:
July 22nd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
He is a big bird.