Originally posted by Kazinjo A heron? I like it. In fact, my avatar shows a heron which I photographed from the front side. You can't see his beak so he looks like an alien to me... lol
It is a great white egret Kazinjo. We do have a White Heron but they are rare and I have only seen one once.
Originally posted by Bob Harris love the softness and feel of this photo Susan, reminds me of a painting.
Thanks Bob.
Originally posted by eaglem The heavy crop works in this shot.....plenty of detail due to good lighting. Well done.
Thanks EM. I didn't have to crop the bird just the expanse of blue on the right hand side.
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Originally posted by gifthorse I like it!
Thank you so much.
Originally posted by C_Jones I am using my Kindle tablet and the image is not showing/loading. I usually see herons near a lake here. They have nice characteristics (color/features) for images.
The Egret and Heron population here is plentiful.
Originally posted by Heinrich Lohmann A wonderful image Susan, needs printing.
Thank Heinrich. I may even do that.
Originally posted by eva Beautiful!
Thanks Eva.
Originally posted by pjv I do very much Susan.
Top notch image madam.
Thanks a lot.
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Originally posted by brewmaster15 Really nicely captured Great Egret! I love the way the feathers are splayed out as a back drop to the bill. The green eyepatch really stands out to.
Al
The green lores indicate breeding season. We found a rookery and spent hours there taking one photo after another.
Originally posted by Kerrowdown Just look at that feather overlap detail on the wing, a great piece of imagery.
Thank you kindly KD.
Originally posted by Sailor What a cool shot and composition, that emphasizes the really interesting shapes the bird can assume.. I really like how the S-curve of the bird's neck pops from the wing in the background. Neat stuff, Susan.
BTW, how did your camera repair experience turn out?
Jer
Thanks Jer. Well, I went ahead and ordered the K-3II as I didn't want to risk being without a camera on our last trip. Changed the batteries to new ones and threw out the old ones. Worked swimmingly so I gave it to my husband. He started getting card reading errors saying the card either wasn't there or it was full. Tossed those too and bought new ones. No more problems. I have used those same cards ever since I bought the K-3 and while I believe the cards themselves to be indestructible, I think the battery failure may have harmed them in some way. Ray is loving the K-3 and I am loving the K-3II. All is well that ends well.