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This GBH had been on the far side of a canal when I arrived on the prairie with my E-1 and a ZD 40-150mm. While I was preoccupied with an alligator the GBH silently launched itself, heading for a small floating island near the middle of the canal.

I was able to make this capture an instant after the GBH's feet made contact with the floating vegetation. I was about to find out that these floating islands are ideal for GBHs to stalk their prey.

Photographer:	X Leon Plympton
Folder:	Common area
Uploaded:	19-Aug-2007 21:30 CEST
Current Rating:	9.50/2 View all ratings Delete my rating
Model release available:
Camera:	Olympus E1
Exposure time:	1/640
Aperture:	f-4.5
Focal length:	150 (300) mm
Lens:	ZD 40-150mm
Focusing method:	Spot
ISO:	200
White balance:	Auto
Flash:	no
Image format:	SHQ
Processing applied:	Minimal cropping (taken from the top of the image) to allow the photo to fit computer monitor (2560 x 1540); later re-sized; minor tweaking of brightness, saturation and sharpening.
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Image resized to:	578x960

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Excellent Shot Leon, good detail in the plumage ...;-))
Best regards..............Fons

Fonzy - at 11:47 CEST on 20-Aug-2007 [Reply]

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Fons -

Thanks. It was a mighty hot day on the prairie, but there was plenty of action.

-leon

Leon Plympton at 13:52 CEST on 20-Aug-2007 [Reply]

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Beautiful shot Leon. I like it, the colors, the sharpness and the "curtain" of acuatic plants in the background. Best regards, Ricardo

Ricardo Rico at 01:44 CEST on 21-Aug-2007 [Reply]

Great Blue Heron - 16 - re-visite:

Ricardo Rico wrote:
> Beautiful shot Leon. I like it, the colors, the sharpness and the "curtain" of acuatic plants
> in the background. Best regards, Ricardo
>
Ricardo -

Thank You - Very Much!

I was actually quite surprised when this GBH flew from the relative safety on the far side of the canal to get this close to me. I wish I'd caught it in flight as it flared its wings just before touch-down. It wasn't long after I took this shot that I found out how come it flew to this floating vegetative island; the fishing seems to be much better in the deeper water.

-leon

Leon Plympton at 02:04 CEST on 21-Aug-2007 [Reply]

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A perfectly timed shot Leon! You have captured awesome details of the plumage that blends beautifully with the background.

My greetings for the New Year 2011.

Arun

Arun Prabhu at 10:39 CET on 01-Jan-2011 [Reply]