Yellow-Crowned Night Heron
Uploaded: December 15, 2011
Had to sneak down a dock ramp a step at a time to catch this night heron. He's got a beakful of feathers because he'd been preening. The reflections are from nearby boats and buildings. For the PG 101 solo theme.
Category: Animals
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 200.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Dr Silly December 15, 2011
Wonderful capture. :O)Bill Johnson December 15, 2011
Mitch, Excellent capture. #9868317Bojan Bencic December 15, 2011
Great capture of this beauty, Mitch. #9868397Liz blahh December 15, 2011
Great capture! #9868413Monnie Ryan December 15, 2011
Terrific job on this one, Mitch! #9868463Bob Cournoyer December 15, 2011
Sharp and well lit.. :-)Happy Theme Day #9868552
Donna La Mattino Pagakis December 15, 2011
A beautiful capture of this incredible heron. Well done Mitch! #9868636David Phalen December 15, 2011
Excellent light, comp, colors and details!! HTD!! #9868707Joy Rector December 15, 2011
love this shot #9869232Susan K. Snow December 15, 2011
Sharply captured, lots of detail and texture. Well lighted, and a beautiful solo. Beautifully created, Mitch and very well executed. HTD!!! #9869382Leslie McLain December 15, 2011
Terrific capture, Mitch. #9869834Nikki McDonald December 16, 2011
Excellent detail and the colors and distorted reflection patterns in the background are lovely. A very nice capture, Mitch. #9870838Amanda D. Austwick December 16, 2011
Excellent capture Mitch! Love his details and the BG too! #9871474Chris Budny December 16, 2011
He's a beauty alright; HTD! #9872625Mitch Spence December 21, 2011
Thanks, everyone. I so appreciate your comments. Lots of birds here for sure. #9881125Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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