Last Hunt of the Day by Linn Smith

Friday, 5th June 2009

Last Hunt of the Day

by Linn Smith

A Great Blue Heron in the early evening hour searches silently for a food before heading home. Taken on Lake Jesup located in Seminole County, Florida.

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D

Linn Smith

17 Comments

Jim Atkin Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Love that shot. Congratulations. You get the sun, the Heron and the water all in one magnificant photograph.
Munawar Hafiz Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Beautiful surreal colors.
Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Lovely colors and subject, but I find it very disorienting. Were you in a boat? Why the angle? (I know–I’m the one who said nature has few truly level horizons) But it is hard to capture all the shades of twilight, so I am still totally impressed with the image–just bought some stone beads that are these colors because they look like trees silhouetted against the evening sky, so your photo will add more inspiration for my jewelry. Thanks!
Chamika Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Wow, great composition and a rare perspective. Congrats on your POTD!
su Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Fantastic, I just love the colours (and the quirky angle) congrats
Anurag Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 7:11 am
Lovely colors, and somehow the tilted horizon seems to work, probably because the beak points in the other direction.
Malta Photography Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 8:07 am
Nicely composed
Alex Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 8:24 am
An image that definitely deserves praise. The black stripe in the sky is what makes everything click together. Also the angle gives a more artistic touch.
Deepak Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Wonderful capture…!!
Pauline Jones Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Beautiful image but if you download Picasa free from Google you can use their straightening tool to fix the horizon.
wanda krack Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Interestening angle, very nice catch with the sun and bird and water lines.
planet lover Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Great capture! Lots of detail on the heron despite the dark color; the sky and water blend perfectly and the sun (moon?), slightly distorted, aligns with the bird at a very nice angle.
Miriam Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Beautiful silhouette, well done.
Ann Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Lovely peaceful nature shot with subtle harmonious colours. Good use of artistic license leaving a slanted horizon, it works well. This image would have worked a lot better though had the main subject not been too centralised and had been within the rule of thirds.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
I think the tilted background gives the heron a more powerful image, love it !
mike Says:
June 5th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
A great silhouette of him. Love the sky also.
Ellen Empson Says:
June 9th, 2009 at 3:11 am
WOW…very artistic and imaginative!