Taking Off
Uploaded: January 14, 2011
Taken at Viera Wetlands,Viera Fla.
Manual hand-held F/8 1/1000sec ISO400 500mm CWAverage.No filters no effects.
Ah,tomorrow afternoon I'll be in Fla,our temperatures at night in the single digits..Brrrrr.
Great Blue Heron ready to take off.
Have a great day,everyone.
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/10000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 500.00 mm, Model: NIKON D300
Tammy M. Anderson January 14, 2011
Good for you, Maria. Hope you have a safe and fun trip. Excellent timing and capture. Just beautiful! #1344025Jeff Robinson January 14, 2011
Fantastic capture Maria - Enjoy your trip down south!! Jeff #9162208Aimee S. McMaster January 14, 2011
...have a glorious trip Maria...be safe...enjoy the sunshine...what a perfect capture! #9162261frank w. degenhardt January 14, 2011
It will be a nice getaway for you and alittle warmer. I hope you have a blast, get to see some beautiful sights, enjoy some photography.Val Feldman January 14, 2011
...and like this beautiful heron taking wing so perfectly, so will you tomorrow! I bet you'll be smiling BIG every minute of that flight down to FL! :) Wonderful capture, Mia - Enjoy your vacation and soak up enough sun to last you thru the rest of the winter! #9162421Jack Gaskin January 14, 2011
A BEAUTYHave a Safe Flight
Jack #9162434
Patrick Rouzes January 14, 2011
WOW, MAria, superb clarity, tones, textures, lighting,& lift-off pose here, my friend! Hope to see this again!HOpe you can get together with other BPers & have a lovely trip! #9162810
Claudia Kuhn January 14, 2011
Beautiful capture Maria... looks like he's leaving someone in the nest. Enjoy your Fla. trip! #9163191Maria A. Gonzalez January 14, 2011
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Gorgeous capture, Maria!! Have a verrrrrry fun and safe tip!!! Sounds like a whole lot of fun!!!
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Terry Cervi January 16, 2011
Nice timing, Maria! A wonderful capture! #9166960Marty Straub January 17, 2011
Excellent photo depicting your Florida departure, Maria. Great details, and how cool is it that he turned his head for a profile for you before lifting off. #9168006Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna January 18, 2011
Incredible capture, Maria! :-) k #9171280Amanda J. Tanner January 21, 2011
A beautiful capture! Wonderful detail. Nice work Maria! #9182889Carol L. Fowler January 25, 2011
Wonderful timing- great capture #9192868Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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