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Posted By	pggunn [Profile] [Gallery]	Original Filesize	534.1 KB
Category	Nature	Original Dimensions	1182 x 1773
Date Posted	02-14-2008	Number Of Views	758
Average Rating		Number Of Comments	1

Title	Great Blue heron, poor fish
Description	It took me three months to get close enough to this beautiful bird to get a good shot. The effort paid off more than I could have expected. If I'd been ready thirty seconds earlier I might have captured the coup de grace, but I'm grateful that I was able to get this one. I attribute much of this to sheer dumb luck, persistence, and the fact that after several months of hanging out in this public park, he (or is it a she?) got acclimated to people - much less shy than in the early spring when I first encountered him and couldn't get within 500 yards of him.
Camera	Pentax K10D
Lens	Sigma 70-300 mm
Location	The Bog Garden, Greensboro, NC

EXIF Information:

File Name	heron.jpg	File Size	546941 Bytes
File Date	2010:11:23 07:03:23	Camera Make	PENTAX Corporation
Camera Model	PENTAX K10D	Date/Time	2007:09:03 17:08:13
Resolution	1182 x 1773	Flash Used	No
Focal Length	300.0mm (35mm Equivalent: 450mm)	Exposure Time	0.033 s (1/30)
Aperture	f/9.0	ISO Equivalent	200
Exposure Bias	0.70	White Balance	Auto
Metering Mode	pattern	Exposure	Aperture Priority (Semi-auto)
Exposure Mode	Manual

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#1 03-23-2008
alex1962 Inactive Account	Great Blue heron, poor fish Nice shoot, nice colors, congratulations ! Alex

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