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A Great Blue Heron held this pose for my 1.6 second exposure

A Great Blue Heron held this pose for my 1.6 second exposure

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Mar, 2017

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken at a spillway in Frsmingham Massachusetts

Time

It was close to sunset as the light was perfect for the slow shutter I would us to capture the image and as all blue herons behavior are this one did not move

Lighting

The colors reflected off the clouds overhead to give the spectacular colors that I didn’t realize until I looked at the whole photo not just the bird

Equipment

I had my Canon 7D MII with a Sigma 500mm held on a Benro tripod with liquid ball head mount

Inspiration

I saw the bird while driving by and immediately pulled over grabbing my rig that I always have with me

Editing

Brought into PS used auto levels and cropped for effect

In my camera bag

Canon 7D MII, 6D MII 24-70 F2.8 70-200 F2.8 And Sigma 250-500 Benro Tripod

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This was the luck of perfect timing

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