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26-MAY-2006 Ray A. Akey

May 26, 2006: Great Blue Heron

Windsor, ON Canada

Sharon and I went for an evening ride
We stopped at Holiday Beach just to "see what was there"
We didn't expect much since it was later in the evening
We were wrong, there was quite a bit of wildlife to be seen
I especially didn't expect my favorite shorebird to be there
With such great backlighting to be had, all I had to do was throw some fill flash at it.

So, he is my photo of today, the Great Blue Heron!

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM ,Canon 550EX
1/250s f/6.3 at 400.0mm iso400 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time26-May-2006 20:29:10
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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WaterMark30-May-2006 15:15
My experience has been that you will see a lot of wildlife around dusk and dawn. They are periods of change, and almost everything is on the move from one thing to the next. The only problem is that they don't last very long.
But you get some wonderful lighting that people aren't used to seeing.
Herb 27-May-2006 13:05
Nice image
Beverly Wickersham27-May-2006 11:09
Excellent job. A nice portrait of this heron. The lighting is superb. Vote.
lou_rozensteins27-May-2006 08:25
The backlighting is great, and the bird has posed well for you. Well done.
Donald Verger27-May-2006 06:04
Hi Ray, the kiss of light on this wonderful shot is just perffectr! and of cours the message is terrific!
a great image!
vote!
thanks for your help the other day!
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