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In-Flight
03-APR-2011 Michael Edwards

In-Flight

Florence, Alabama

This past weekend being the days before Sherri's birthday (which is today) we went to one one our favorite get-aways in Florence, Alabama. Near Wilson Dam, on the Tennessee River, there is one fine bird sanctuary area, and I was able to find herons and cormorants busy doing their things...
This guy did a "fly-by'...

Canon EOS 60D ,Canon 300/4.0 IS USM with Canon EF Extender
1/1600s f/7.1 at 420.0mm iso800 full exif

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Cindi Smith06-Apr-2011 21:26
Wonderful capture of this Great Blue Heron in flight. Love how graceful they are!
stoge05-Apr-2011 16:30
Awesome capture Michael! these Birds are Huge!
Pete Hemington05-Apr-2011 15:42
A good pose and show the neck craned in well, while in flight.
Pat nighswander05-Apr-2011 15:12
Great in flight capture of the heron
Michael Edwards05-Apr-2011 10:30
Terry, right you are.. I had that thought while I cropped this shot.
Bob, yes, it does autofocus quite well with the 1.4. That is one consideration I had when buying the 300. I don't use the 1.4 all the time, as I find that I need all the speed I can get with the eagles, but for deer, and for the upcoming coyote, I have been really glad to have had it.
Lennart Waara05-Apr-2011 07:15
A very fine flight shot of the heron!
Terry_O05-Apr-2011 04:30
Classic pose, Michael. Aren't they something to behold? Looks
like something out of my paleontology textbook :)
Bob Stevens05-Apr-2011 03:43
You caught the perfect pose.

Question... does the 300mm autofocus with the Canon extender? My 400mm does not.
Cindy Flood05-Apr-2011 03:30
He looks like he is on a mission.
Happy birthday to Sherri!