Uploaded: March 22, 2011 06:56:44
I shot this bridge early in the morning before the fog lifted, and the Great Blue Heron stands his silent vigil.
Canon 1D Mark III, Canon EF300mm 4.0 L IS lens, 1/100 sec., F4.0, ISO 400
Liz blahh March 22, 2011
Beautifully captured! #1363095Cathy Barrows March 22, 2011
wow this is awesome #9308607Linda L. Ruiz March 22, 2011
Jeff Robinson
March 22, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
March 22, 2011
Ann H. Belus
March 22, 2011
Orsi March 22, 2011
Beautiful shot,Bill!! #9309666
Linda D. Lester
March 22, 2011
Michelle Alton March 23, 2011
Wow! A winner here, Bill. Certainly a favorite for me! #9311494
Shirley Sicurello
March 23, 2011
David M. Montero March 24, 2011
You out-did yourself on this one Bill! #9315457Tammy Espino April 26, 2011
Congrats on your awesome finalist :) #9371019
Kathy Salerni
April 26, 2011
Amy M. Wilson April 26, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist, Bill! #9371262
Deborah C. Lewinson
April 26, 2011
Congrats on your finalist and best wishes for the next round!
Debby #9371373
Phyllis A. Houghton April 26, 2011
Congratulations Bill. The bright red, fog and heron make it very unique. #9371573Summer A. Kozisek April 26, 2011
Fantastic capture Bill, wonderfully moody photograph!! Congratulations on your finalist!! #9371708
Randy D. Dinkins
April 27, 2011
Tammy M. Anderson
April 27, 2011
Nadia Paul April 27, 2011
So beautiful Bill - congrats on your finalist! #9372422Courtenay Vanderbilt April 27, 2011
Beautiful! Congratulations, Bill! #9372553Carla Capra Anderson April 27, 2011
Hi Bill;
Mary Beth Aiello
April 27, 2011
Emile Abbott
April 27, 2011
Nancyj E. Hovey
April 27, 2011
Ann H. Belus
April 27, 2011
Carol Eade
April 27, 2011
Monnie Ryan April 27, 2011
Congratulations on a well-deserved Finalist award, Bill! #9374043Phyllis H. Burchett April 27, 2011
WOW, love it....big congrats on your finalist Bill! #9374105
Lydia Williams
April 27, 2011
Jeff Robinson
April 27, 2011
Merna L. Nobile April 27, 2011
Take photo, SleepOrsi April 27, 2011
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist!!!! #9374780Patti Coblentz April 27, 2011
Congratulations on this stunning winner, Bill!! #9375533
Bojan Bencic
April 27, 2011
Anne M. Young
April 27, 2011
Mary K. Robison April 27, 2011
A magical scene, Bill!Lyn Darlington April 28, 2011
Beautiful image.....Congratulations on second place!!!!!! #9375860
Tammy M. Anderson
April 28, 2011
Michelle Alton April 28, 2011
Fabulous winner Bill! Congratulations! #9375914Amy M. Wilson April 28, 2011
Congratulations on your fantastic Winner, Bill!! #9376053Tiia Vissak April 28, 2011
Congratulations! #9376310Courtenay Vanderbilt April 28, 2011
CONGRATULATIONS, Bill! Beautiful! #9376355Julie Burnett April 28, 2011
This is gorgeous, Bill, congratulations on your win!! #9376428
Linda D. Lester
April 28, 2011
Lydia Williams
April 28, 2011
Terry Cervi
April 28, 2011
Carla Capra Anderson April 28, 2011
Hi Bill;Debra R. Harder April 28, 2011
This is an amazing image, Bill!! Your timing couldn't have been better. Huge congratulations on your SUPERB GOLD WINNER! Deb #9376923Tammy Espino April 28, 2011
Big congrts on your win :) #9377077Phyllis A. Houghton April 28, 2011
Congratulations on your gold winner. It is a special and unique image. #9377132Paul D. April 28, 2011
Bill, I saw this last night just before retiring for the night. How on earth did you happen to be there when the heron parked himself right in the arch? The shot is beautiful without that, but the heron clinches it. I love these little gifts the Lord gives us when shooting. Congrats on the gold! #9377202Stan Kwasniowski April 28, 2011
Bill, Congratulations #9377209Robert R. Goodman April 28, 2011
Congratulations on this beautiful win,Bill!!! #9377287
Irene Colling
April 28, 2011
Congratulations Bill on your award. #9377374
Phyllis H. Burchett April 28, 2011
BIG congrats to you Bill on this fabulous winner!!! #9377445
Patrick Rouzes
April 28, 2011
Karen Celella April 28, 2011
Congratulations on your terrific winner, Bill. #9377528Jeana Clark April 28, 2011
~J~ #9377545
Marcel J. Fernandez April 28, 2011
Bill, This is a splendid capture. Congratulations on your Winner. #9377553Rodrigo Barsallo April 28, 2011
I visited your site Bill. This and many are outstanding photographs.Congratulations. #9377920
Marijana Fajgl April 28, 2011
This is just perfect, Bill! Big congratulations! #9377936Carmody Baker April 28, 2011
Bill this is wonderful. Congratulations. #9378030Liz blahh April 28, 2011
Congratulations Bill! #9378068Cathy Barrows April 28, 2011
Congrats on your winner!!! #9378108
Deborah C. Lewinson
April 28, 2011
Kay Beausoleil April 28, 2011
Congratulations, Bill, on this stunning winner! #9378341
Claudia Kuhn
April 28, 2011
Rona L. Schwarz April 28, 2011
This is really almost surreal, Bill! Absolutely perfect timing to get this heron under the bridge - a marvelous composition anyway, but this makes it extra special! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS VERY DESERVING GOLD WINNER!!! #9378716
Joannie Bertucci
April 28, 2011
Renee Doyle April 29, 2011
Stunning capture Bill!! Congratulations! #9378896
Usman M. Bajwa
April 29, 2011
UB. #9378980
Ann H. Belus
April 29, 2011
Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 29, 2011
Congratulation on this fantastic win, Bill! :-) k #9379872Barbara Socor April 29, 2011
A remarkable capture of real beauty....wonderfully well done Bill! Big congrats on your excellent golden win! #9380081
Nancyj E. Hovey
April 29, 2011
Mary Dimitriw
April 29, 2011
Sandra Anderson April 30, 2011
A beautiful winner Bill. #9380722
Emile Abbott
April 30, 2011
Shirley A. Kinney April 30, 2011
Beautiful capture, Bill. #9381911Ellen Hodges May 01, 2011
Huge congrats on a stunning winner, Bill!! #9382570
Carol Eade
May 02, 2011
Guy D. Biechele
May 04, 2011
JO ANN CLEVELAND May 04, 2011
Congratulations on this fantastic 1st place winner Bill, love the framing of the Heron under the bridge!Have been unable to comment due to all the tornado's to the area here in north Alabama..but thankfully we are safe and we now have power again...
jo ann c. #9389037
FERNANDA KINGSLEY-THOMAS May 07, 2011
Congratulations. That is a beautiful picture, so calming. #9393188David M. Montero May 11, 2011
Congratulations on your winning selection Bill. Glad to see it. #9399987Lori Carlson May 12, 2011
What a moment to remember! And what a capture!!! Great shot, Bill!! Big congrats!! =) #9402058Nadine A. Lewis May 13, 2011
WOW!!! OUTSTANDING capture and overall image, Bill!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! <>< #9403337Joy Rector May 14, 2011
awesome #9404488
Shelly A. Van Camp
May 19, 2011
Barbara Waldoch May 31, 2011
Wonderful, Bill! #9437632Phillip R. Connolly May 31, 2011
Another stunning capture, Bill!! You were sure in the right place at the right time....the early mornings can hold so many surprises for us!!Phil #9437998
Jane Hirst June 19, 2011
Great shot...it pays to be in the right place and the right time and you have a knack for doing that. congratulations. #9467732
Robert K. Bemus
June 19, 2011
Dorann Weber August 17, 2011
Oh my ..What an amazing image..Perfection..It can't get any better than this!...Congratulations Bill! #9609221Mike F. Anderson September 10, 2011
The bridge by itself would have been a great shot, but the heron is the icing on the cake. Terrific capture, Bill! #9664657
Nancy L. Green
October 14, 2011
John Connolly October 14, 2011
Huge congratulations on your win here Bill! This is just awesome, I think you owe the Heron a favor! #9735199Anna M. Halasz October 14, 2011
WOW ......... ~A~ #9735712Julianne Bradford October 15, 2011
What a great moment Bill! Congrats on this great winner #9737541Antonio Amen October 16, 2011
Lovely image, well done.Becky Porter October 16, 2011
Love, Love, Love! #9739530Alex T. Mizuno October 19, 2011
Your images are all breathtaking and this is no exception. The red bridge in the fog is striking enough. The bird under the arch adds perfection to the scene. This image is even spiritual. What a wonderful work Bill! Congratulations on your win!! #9745898Erika G. Gossett October 24, 2011
Congratulations on your terrific finalist,Bill! Took a journey through your gallery, your photos are fantastic! #9758701
Val Feldman
November 21, 2011
Louise Souchereau November 29, 2011
I agree with Val you are an inspiration, bravo for all your work it is amazing, every single picture is stunning, bravo c est magnifique Bill #9837855
Kim Lund
November 30, 2011
Richard D. Love December 06, 2011
Wonderful mood and composition. Just gorgeous!!Rick #9851335
Husain Akhtar December 23, 2011
Fantastic winner, Bill! What a terrific composition, timing and capture! #9884117Karen Slagle December 27, 2011
Wow Bill, I don't know how I missed this incredible image, and a winner to boot. Your images never fail to amaze and delight. If I could only be 1/2 as good I would be happy. #9889127Carolyn McIntosh January 12, 2012
What a great photo and what a treat to poke through your gallery. You a definitely a gifted artist. #9916869Phillip R. Connolly February 01, 2012
Just love this capture, Bill!! It is a very deserved winner!! Excellent!!Phil #9959776
Keith L. Clayton February 05, 2012
Bill - Absolutely outstanding image. Great job and many congrats on your well deserved win.Keith #9966563
Josie Detmers August 20, 2012
This is spectacular, Bill!! I love it!! And congrats on your winning photo!!! #10283367Carolyn McIntosh November 24, 2012
Stunning capture and very deserving of being in the winner's circle. Love the fog with the pop of red. #10431434Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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