Great Blue Heron

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Description

I thought I’d share a couple of images of great blues I’ve taken recently. The first is a banking pose taken at my neighborhood lake. The second is an early morning shot at the state park pond.

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Any comments appreciated.

Technical Details

Canon R7, 200-800mm
first image: ISO 4000, f10, 1/6400s (handheld)
second image: ISO 2500, f10, 1/4000s (monopod)

Processed in DXO PureRaw 4 and Photoshop.

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That a wonderful in flight pose. I like the lighting which brings out those grays…Jim

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Hi Allen
The framing and feather detail on the Flying photograph is spot on. I think you could look at cropping a little of the Botton on the seconed frame. Nice work.
Peter