Tri-color Heron fishing: This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a...

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
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WDCash Loc: Milford, Delaware, USA

Nice catch! That is a very blue heron

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

imagemeister wrote:

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
..

You know, I really appreciate your shooting skills, because all the time I've read or written great blue heron, it always looked gray to me 💙💙🔟💙💙 Maybe my eyeballs are loose 😜

bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL

imagemeister wrote:

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
..

Good set Larry.

jdtonkinson Loc: Red Wing, MN

Both of these are great shots Larry. Love the feet dragging in the water on the 1st shot and the colors on the 2nd

Iron Sight Loc: Utah

Nice ones

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice. He looks well fed, too.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

imagemeister wrote:

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
..

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

I love the way you are able to apply your extraordinary makeup skills used in portraiture to bring out the beautiful blue in this heron.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Well done! Two beauties. The vast majority of my heron shots show vividly their ability to fly a zero bearing rate away from me.

Sinewsworn Loc: Port Orchard, WA

imagemeister wrote:

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
..

Great capture very blue bird!

smilenangler Loc: The Flood City, Pa.

Nice...

genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island

Two of the most unbelievable bird photos I’ve ever seen.

Dan' de Bourgogne

imagemeister wrote:

This is with my new (to me) Canon 400mm f4 DO lens. I am not completely comfortable yet with my 1D mark IV so I shot these with the 80D ......both show a minnow in his beak !

1/1000, f4, 800 ISO, hand held in lower early morning semi-overcast light, small crops.

Thanks to ALL for stopping by and commenting ! .....Larry
..

number 2 is simply perfect! Did You "cheat" with the WB or is it really this bluish?

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Dan' de Bourgogne wrote:

number 2 is simply perfect! Did You "cheat" with the WB or is it really this bluish?

Thanks ! , I did bump the saturation a small bit, but my main concern was making the water look presentable .....along with the feathers.