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Great Blue Heron



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Winner in Birds Eating Photo Challenge
Winner in Wild Birds (no pets, no caged birds) with food in mouth Photo Challenge
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6 Comments |
Vince542
 
Vince542 August 04, 2015
Fabulous shot!!!
GentleSoul444
 
GentleSoul444 September 15, 2015
Awesome catch! I love this!
bobdee
 
bobdee April 29, 2016
brilliant capture!!...congratulations
hiyahercfarm Platinum
 
hiyahercfarm June 28, 2016
Great shot! Congratulations on winning the photo challenge!
berniehowe
 
berniehowe June 28, 2016
Thank You all very much
RDVPhotography PRO+
 
RDVPhotography March 29, 2017
Fantastic!
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Behind The Lens

Location

Gilbert,, Arizona at the Riparian Preserve @ the Water Ranch

Time

Early Morning

Lighting

Nice Arizona sunny Weather

Equipment

Model - Canon EOS 50D ExposureProgram - Aperture priority ISOSpeedRatings - 800 ShutterSpeedValue - 1/640 seconds ApertureValue - F 5.60 MeteringMode - Partial Flash - Flash not fired, FocalLength - 400 mm White Balance - Auto Lens Model - EF400mm f/5.6L USM Monopod with Jobu 2 Gimbal head

Inspiration

I love wildlife and I go to this park all the time, the birds are great at this location within the city limits

Editing

Crop for composition and lighten/darken as needed. I use Adobe Lightroom

In my camera bag

Canon camera's (3) and many lenses from 28mm f1.8 to 500mm f.4 And a few zooms like 70-200 and 17 - 50 and 18 - 135

Feedback

Light behind you and LUCK of being n the right place at the right time

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