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Great Blue Heron
Drake


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Ludington, Mi
Date: Sep 23, 2010
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 26, 2010

 Was surprised how close I could approach this mighty hunter. My view of him was framed by a couple of trees, so I had to carefully position myself to get his full body in the shot.

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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 10/07/2010 10:35:43 PM
Good capture
XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro
 10/07/2010 09:39:13 PM
I wish you'd get a better shot of it. Without branches front... 6
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 10/07/2010 07:02:26 PM
Nice detail on the heron. I'd crop and clone out that dark diagonal shadow on the upper left.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 10/04/2010 08:19:06 AM
Top left area distracting, otherwise nice.
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