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This heron seems to spend much of its time very close to the goose/swan feeding area at my local nature park and doesn't mind if you approach as near as about 15 feet. I used my Sigma 150-500 lens at approaching 500mm for this. (Also took lots of rubbish shots of other birds (in flight, mainly), all deleted).
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Thread: Grey Heron
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6th November 2016, 01:05 PM #1
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6th November 2016, 02:04 PM #2
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Re: Grey Heron
Nice image
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6th November 2016, 02:14 PM #3
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Nice shot.
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6th November 2016, 02:41 PM #4
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Wish I could see a full shot of this guy to see the differences between the Gray and the Great Blue. I've managed to get one shot of an albino and they are quite interesting. Good detail on this one.
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6th November 2016, 03:29 PM #5
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Thanks Chris,
This is a shot from a while back, not the same bird but taken at the same location. I couldn't get a decent full-bird shot the other day.
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6th November 2016, 05:00 PM #6
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Most notable is the lack of browns and reds in the the front, neck and shoulders. Pretty bird, though.
Originally Posted by Davejl
Thanks Chris,
This is a shot from a while back, not the same bird but taken at the same location. I couldn't get a decent full-bird shot the other day.
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6th November 2016, 10:30 PM #7
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A nice sharp head shot.
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7th November 2016, 03:50 PM #8
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The first shot looks good for a portrait. The second shot is better but need cropping a bit older than the other one. I don't know which one I prefer, I guess the second one because it includes its environment with it.
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7th November 2016, 03:59 PM #9
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That second shot cropped down to where it's almost all bird would look really nice. It's a great photo.
First is good too, but the second tells the whole story.
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7th November 2016, 06:34 PM #10
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Details look very good in the head shot. The second image is nice too
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7th November 2016, 07:05 PM #11
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Very good shots.
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My guess is the second shot was uploaded by Dave almost SOOC for ID purposes for Chris.
The first is very good Dave
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8th November 2016, 08:27 AM #13
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Re: Grey Heron
Thanks Dave. You're right-I hadn't originally intended to post the earlier shot.
I am determined to get more use out of the Sigma 150-500, which I've had for ages but not used a great deal. I'm quite pleased with the head shot, but to be honest it was not very difficult: the bird was about as still as a church monument! I need to practice shots of birds in flight, which were notably absent on this visit. Two days later, passing on my bike, minus camera, the air was thick with them!
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