markbouwmeester

Blue Heron

Blue Heron

I've seen this Great Blue Heron twice now on my morning walks at the local pond. He is a bit shy about having his portrait taken, and flies away before I ...
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I've seen this Great Blue Heron twice now on my morning walks at the local pond. He is a bit shy about having his portrait taken, and flies away before I can setup for a shot usually. I happened to see him first today.
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camera

Canon EOS Rebel T6i

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 1600 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 250/1

upload_date

upload_date

Jun, 2018

Views

61

Likes

+3

Awards

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Superb Composition

Magnificent Capture

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