I was using a long lens with a teleconverter the day I took these shots. During last year’s fall migration I had wanted to take some hooded mergansers that my regular telephoto lens just couldn’t capture. Walking on a path that borders the lake I caught sight of this Great Blue Heron close to shore. I don’t think I’ve ever been this near to one before and given where he stood and where I found myself, I couldn’t back up to get more of him in the shot. Pretty pleased with the way things turned out though.
April 1, 2017 at 3:39 pm
Excellent shots! Having the subject too close is a problem that can be nice to have whenphotographing wildlife. You did a great job handling the situation, coming up with some very nice portraits.
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April 1, 2017 at 5:33 pm
Thanks very much!
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March 8, 2017 at 3:13 pm
Beautiful capture, Belinda!
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March 8, 2017 at 3:41 pm
Thank you!
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March 8, 2017 at 1:00 pm
Wonderful head shots with great detail on the neck feathers, too!
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March 8, 2017 at 3:39 pm
Thank you!
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March 8, 2017 at 1:46 am
Wonderful portraits – and you were very lucky indeed to get so close. Our similar Grey Herons are very shy. A
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March 8, 2017 at 8:00 am
Thanks very much. The GBH can be as well but not always😊
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March 7, 2017 at 8:21 pm
It’s something new to get such a close up look at a blue heron’s head. Turned out great!
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March 7, 2017 at 9:22 pm
Thanks Anneli!
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March 7, 2017 at 5:05 pm
Fabulous close-ups, Belinda! How great to get so close to one!
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March 7, 2017 at 6:29 pm
Thank you. It certainly was amazing!
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March 7, 2017 at 4:31 pm
Nice shots. I know what you mean about the long lens. The other day I was right in the middle of a disagreement between 2 Great Erets. I couldn’t even focus 😳. I want an 18mm -600mm !! Never carry anything else but a spare battery !!
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March 7, 2017 at 6:24 pm
Thanks!
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March 7, 2017 at 12:52 pm
Great shots, Belinda, of this elusive bird! 🙂
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March 7, 2017 at 1:20 pm
Thanks very much Tom!
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March 7, 2017 at 12:30 pm
It is so wonderful to be this close to a great blue heron, and it doesn’t happen very often. Fantastic photos, Belinda!
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March 7, 2017 at 1:20 pm
It was pretty terrific! Thanks Jet.
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March 7, 2017 at 11:04 am
Beautiful close up!
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March 7, 2017 at 11:46 am
Thank you, glad you like it.
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March 7, 2017 at 11:01 am
super shot!
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March 7, 2017 at 11:45 am
Thank you!
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March 7, 2017 at 9:55 am
How fortunate to be so close. Wonderful detail!
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March 7, 2017 at 11:45 am
Thanks very much!
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March 7, 2017 at 8:32 am
Nice clarity on the eyes. 🙂
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March 7, 2017 at 9:16 am
Thanks. They do have beautiful eyes:)
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March 7, 2017 at 7:55 am
I have been thinking about getting a teleconverter myself. Were you using a 1 x or a 2x? Great pictures.
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March 7, 2017 at 9:14 am
Thank you. I was using a 1.4 teleconverter (with a 1.4 you lose a stop of light). With 2.0 teleconverters you lose two stops of light and more often than not image quality is degraded, even when used at the optimum fstop for the converter lens combination.
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March 7, 2017 at 3:13 am
Beautiful Belinda. 🙂
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March 7, 2017 at 7:39 am
Thank you.
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March 7, 2017 at 2:28 am
Lovely shots!
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March 7, 2017 at 7:39 am
Thank you!
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