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Dave In La
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p.1 #1 · Green Herons, finally

oh yes, saw first 2 green heron of spring this morning.
Was breezy, cool and when sun got up it was very bright...see the harsh shadows?

all ISO 400, 400mm w/1.4x TC, and yes from my van window of course

#1 the happy dance, cuz he sees me!

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#2 OK, let's try this.....looking for breakfast

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#3 the fish, the little fishy, I see it!

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#4 going down. Look at the neck stretch

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#5 Did Dave tell you guys it's windy?

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#6 that's better, see my good side?

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#7 another little fish.....bye bye little fish

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#8 Looking to the sky for a safe departure.
Can't fly Southwest, so I will go it on my own

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thanks for c/c and looking in

Edited by Dave In La on Apr 12, 2008 at 04:00 PM GMT

Edited on Apr 12, 2008 at 10:00 PM

Apr 12, 2008 at 09:44 PM

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p.1 #2 · Green Herons, finally

Ahh, this is a wonderful series, and love the commentary Dave

#5, that sexy windblown look

You did good with the full sequence, seems Mr Whitmore kindly pointed out I missed the plunge on mine, I am sure he won't find fault here. Looks like a strong bloom of duckweed too, great work on the exposures and wonderful color on your Green Heron. Just excellent Dave!

Karl

Apr 12, 2008 at 09:49 PM

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p.1 #3 · Green Herons, finally

Excellent Dave. I was trying hard to critique these pictures and I cannot come up with any negatives. #4,5 7 and 8 are especially striking.
Harsha

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #4 · Green Herons, finally

IMHO Picture #8 is outstanding! Nice work on all of them!

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:24 PM

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p.1 #5 · Green Herons, finally

Dave, These are great. What an interesting, beautiful bird. Excellent captures. No excuses for staying indoors now!

Spring is a special time of year, isn't it? I'm making the best of autumn down here. But then the winter where I live is not as severe as some of the winter shots I've seen from Nth America/Canada and similar!

Charles

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:27 PM

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p.1 #6 · Green Herons, finally

Great series, Dave.
I love the expressions in 5 and 8, but each has much to commend it.
Nice job!
Scott

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:39 PM

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p.1 #7 · Green Herons, finally

Dave great series I like the last one great pose and background.

Apr 12, 2008 at 11:49 PM

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p.1 #8 · Green Herons, finally

Congrats on these very nice captures, Dave. Great pose in #1, and beautiful portrait in #6.
Socrate

Apr 13, 2008 at 01:15 AM

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p.1 #9 · Green Herons, finally

WOW Dave, these are all great, I like 4,5

and 7 the bestest.

PS. nice job from the blind, did you put down your popcorn and turn off the movie before you took these.

PSS. These work good out of the Dave blind.

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Apr 13, 2008 at 01:18 AM

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p.1 #10 · Green Herons, finally

Hey Dave did you find a new MacDonalds for your early morning photos

Nice series I'm still looking for a green one for this year
Lou

Apr 13, 2008 at 01:34 AM

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p.1 #11 · Green Herons, finally

fantastic series Dave, always a tret to visit your threads... the shot with the fish is awesome!! Great job in harsh light too...

take care.

Apr 13, 2008 at 01:43 AM

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p.1 #12 · Green Herons, finally

Very nice series! I admire anyway who is patient enough to wait for the "fish in the mouth moment." Unfortunately I am to impatient to get a great shot like that.

Apr 13, 2008 at 03:02 AM

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p.1 #13 · Green Herons, finally

Congrats, very nice set of shots, particularly the first two!!
Susan

Apr 13, 2008 at 03:27 AM

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p.1 #14 · Green Herons, finally

Great series, the commentary was a bonus. I

Apr 13, 2008 at 04:17 AM

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p.1 #15 · Green Herons, finally

It amazes me how can they see a fish through all that green cr*p floating around

Beautiful beautiful images Dave. impossibile to choose just 1 but #5 is soooo funny

Great job out of the van buddy

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Apr 13, 2008 at 07:27 AM

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p.1 #16 · Green Herons, finally

Dave,

I was just about to turn off the computer when I saw your name here..... so I knew I had to look....

I'm in love..... with shot # 1 - - that one would graze my desktop of my computer for a very long time. The whole series is wonderful....... but # 1 has my heart.

Lil

Apr 13, 2008 at 07:31 AM

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p.1 #17 · Green Herons, finally

A great series Dave

Apr 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM

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p.1 #18 · Green Herons, finally

wonderful, dont dont look green to me though

Apr 13, 2008 at 12:57 PM

Dave In La
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p.1 #19 · Green Herons, finally

Much thanks for comments Karl, Harsha, Charles, Scott, Aaron, Socrate, Chad, Lou, Ray, Jason, Susan

Charles, yes spring is special. Even here in moderate climate here I have waited and waited for spring.

Chad, I use a window mount, but may try a bean bag some day too

Lou, I only get coffee at the golden arches now. I let management know my displeasure about their cutting down that tree

Apr 13, 2008 at 02:06 PM

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p.1 #20 · Green Herons, finally

Dave, always great stuff - these are wonderful. Great little guy for a model. also.

Frank

Apr 13, 2008 at 04:40 PM

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p.1 #21 · Green Herons, finally

Hi Dave,

Glad to see your fav bird is back! Exceptional series as always!

Cheers,
Abby

Apr 13, 2008 at 09:47 PM

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p.1 #22 · Green Herons, finally

Great stuff Dave, I'm glad you got your first green heron of the season. Nice shots here. I think I woke up this morning looking like 5.

We don't have many green herons here, thanks for the treat.

Tim

Apr 14, 2008 at 01:16 AM

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p.1 #23 · Green Herons, finally

Dave, these are so good, and #s 1 and 5 brought on the smiles. Great series

Apr 14, 2008 at 02:44 AM

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p.1 #24 · Green Herons, finally

Back to your usual subjects it is Dave. Congrats on your friends returning to you again.
Lovely series too.

I don't know what karl is talking about

Apr 14, 2008 at 07:39 AM

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p.1 #25 · Green Herons, finally

Excellent shots Dave, spring is officially here!! (At least in La.) I'll pick 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 as favorites, but I really enjoyed them all!

Doug

Apr 14, 2008 at 11:10 AM


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