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Great Blue Heron by Matt Hansen
Sunday, 10th April 2011

Great Blue Heron

by Matt Hansen

Great Blue Heron portrait with a sunset reflected lake background.
Equipment: Nikon D700. Nikkor 300mm VR. Handheld
Matt Hansen
Award winning wildlife photographer Matt Hansen captures the drama and beauty of wildlife in a dynamic and fresh way. His photos have been used by leading companies and publications; including Apple, inc., ESPN, Inc., Fuji Film, Men’s Health Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, The Daily Mail (UK), Cincinnati Zoo, Georgia DNR, and many more. Matt states, “My goal is to show people how incredible our world is…Portraying wildlife in its environment is my way of doing that.” “Whether it be something as small as a frog, or as large as a whale, there is always beauty and wonder surrounding us,” Matt adds. When Matt’s not photographing, he’s probably at the piano, writing music. Graduating from Berklee College of Music in Film Scoring, Matt has composed music for networks such as National Geographic, Animal Planet, A&E, SyFy, and more.

Great Blue Heron by Matt Hansen was photo of the day on Sunday, 10th April 2011. It is tagged , , , . You can leave a comment below.

13 Comments

10th April 2011 at 4:24 am

Beautiful image Matt…that background is perfect and the details are so sharp.

10th April 2011 at 8:11 am

Very nice capture!!

Blackmagdalene

10th April 2011 at 8:12 am

Un bellissimo airone

10th April 2011 at 8:14 am

Good image; I like the look in his eye.

Liubawa10

10th April 2011 at 9:16 am

Nice!

Anna Capaldi

10th April 2011 at 1:40 pm

Ah! Tremendous! I just bought that lens – I hope it sees as well in my hands as it does in yours!

Marie Dunphy Harding

10th April 2011 at 3:21 pm

Now, this is a picture with character! Excellent work, Matt!

10th April 2011 at 4:18 pm

Excellent portrait of this most regal heron!

Rita

10th April 2011 at 4:26 pm

I also like the look in his eye! He’s saying show me off! Outstanding! Bravo!

10th April 2011 at 6:55 pm

Congrats Matt for ALSO making EarthShots POTD with this fabulous portrait. Well deserved!

Terri

11th April 2011 at 2:01 am

Now, that’s a close up. You surely got his best side! Beautiful background too.

11th April 2011 at 5:30 pm

Razor sharp! Great image. Wonderful job

17th April 2011 at 9:11 pm

great close up !
nice sharpness

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