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Great Blue Heron in Flight
Lens: DA 55-300mm (280mm) Camera: Pentax K-x Photo Location: Low Country S.C. ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/750s Aperture: F11 
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03-12-2010, 02:43 PM   #2
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Wow Jan, nice series!! Love the second one, but the others are great too!! THey are sharp! And nice colours and great compositions. Congrats!
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Great Heron shots Jan I think they are my favorite birds to photograph.
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Nice sharp BIFs.

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Wow Jan, nice series!! Love the second one, but the others are great too!! THey are sharp! And nice colours and great compositions. Congrats!
Thanks Rense...so glad you liked them!
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Great Heron shots Jan I think they are my favorite birds to photograph.
Thanks Tom...I really enjoy photographing them too

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Nice sharp BIFs.
Thanks Lee...I appreciate your comments
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Looking good Jan. Well done as I know how difficult these are too shoot. Cheers JIM
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I agree, very nice series and I really like the second one. That's some seafood restaurant they hang out at!

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Looking good Jan. Well done as I know how difficult these are too shoot. Cheers JIM
Thanks Jim...they sure can be difficult to shoot
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I agree, very nice series and I really like the second one. That's some seafood restaurant they hang out at!
Thank you Peter...pretty crazy seafood hangout is right
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Again Jan you have the knack of great timing and patience.Hold your head up high with these images!
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Again Jan you have the knack of great timing and patience.Hold your head up high with these images!
Thank you Barn...you say the nicest things...<blush>
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great work with the 55-300 jan! love those feathers stickin' out from the backs of their heads.... genetics and evolution... a wondrous thing... dave m
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Outstanding great work for BIF. I am jelous.
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great work with the 55-300 jan! love those feathers stickin' out from the backs of their heads.... genetics and evolution... a wondrous thing... dave m
Thanks Dave...I do love my 55-300!

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Outstanding great work for BIF. I am jelous.
Why thank you Dave...appreciate the kind words! In was on the coast where I could get some descent shots of a Heron....don't get many inland
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Great shots, I like the BIF ones a lot!
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Very nice shots...blue herons is a mighty cool bird and you got 2 at once
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