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. ;-)
Charlene Burge
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Along Came the Heron by Charlene Burge was photo of the day on Saturday, 7th July 2007. It is tagged Birds, Herons. You can leave a comment below.
18 Comments
Jon Eisenberg
Lovely, well taken and well framed.
Anurag
If the greenish cast is corrected then it would look even more wonderful
Laura
I love the depth in this photo!
Paul Indigo
Well he does have a very elegant look about him.
Lynda Lehmann
It’s still a wonderful capture, even with the bissected neck! We can’t have it all, although we would like to!
kml
Great capture! How obliging of him to pose so nicely.
Pauline Jones
Wild creatures are always a challenge to photograph; to get a heron so close up is quite an achievement.
istvan
great capture!
Joshua
Great creature, Great texture, great photo. I love bird families like the herin so I like the photo. Great photo. Well done!
Eli Shams
Nice DOF, well done. Those thin legs under massive body always make me smile…
Dirk Wiese
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
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
Great shot.
mike
He is a big bird.
Su
A lovely sight, and a surorise shot, a lot of the best ones are.
Rajib Singha
Lovely capture!
Renee
Great shot!
Deborah Flowers
Beautiful! I love these majestic birds!