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27-DEC-2006 BJ Ramsay

Great Blue Heron

Blackwater NWR, Cambridge, MD

Got up early today and went to Blackwater, all the WX guessers had called for bright sun all day.
Well you can tell by this poor guy's attitude and the below picture that it wasn't all sunshine.
Despite the clouds I got some very interesting shots some of which will take some work to be
presentable, but I got a pair of mating bald eagles, two really great sessions with this and
another GBH, a golden eagle and a nice sunrise, hopefully more shots to follow. The shot below was
taken approx. an hour after sunrise:



Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/320s f/5.6 at 330.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Greg Harp05-Jan-2007 05:08
Superb!
Guest 03-Jan-2007 09:51
great shot, very sharp.
Beverly Wickersham01-Jan-2007 19:52
Excellent, BJ. Looks like he's hunkering down against the cold.
Buz Kiefer30-Dec-2006 20:09
Razor sharp details and the eye is crisp and clear. Very fine reflection. Vote.
Jan Wisniowski29-Dec-2006 11:09
Beautiful caught , the picture of amazing quality ! (v)
Wei O'Connell29-Dec-2006 07:58
Wonderful shot. Really like the composition and reflection. vote
Yi Feng29-Dec-2006 04:55
Excellent capture, Bryan! Tack sharp! V
firstbrook28-Dec-2006 23:15
You had a good morning then........excellent shot of the heron.......v
Guest 28-Dec-2006 20:34
Amazing capture, love it.....v
Guest 28-Dec-2006 20:01
Wonderful shot. vote.
Marco Valk28-Dec-2006 15:15
great catch; wonderful reflection;v
Chris Thorpe28-Dec-2006 13:16
Wonderful detail Bryan. Such a glorious bird that can strike different profiles standing, flying or "hunched down". Voted
QUERIDO28-Dec-2006 13:01
very nice shot,vote
joanteno28-Dec-2006 10:49
Love the sharp detail.. very nice shot
fdt28-Dec-2006 09:32
Excellent shot! f
Eric Carrère28-Dec-2006 06:43
Excellent capture Bryan, V.
Karen Leaf28-Dec-2006 04:06
He does look rather hunched over :)

Have to lol--trying to figure out that GBH really isn't the Boston PBS station :)
Vilone28-Dec-2006 03:48
Beautiful capture! Great details! ~V
Douglas Stucky28-Dec-2006 03:31
Great shot Bryan!! vote
Gayle P. Clement28-Dec-2006 02:46
It sounds like you had a wonderful morning. Great detail. Vote.
Katie Chew28-Dec-2006 02:39
Excellent capture! V
Breland28-Dec-2006 02:20
Excellent GBH capture Bryan. If the rest are this good you had quite a day. GMV
J. Scott Coile28-Dec-2006 02:15
Persistence rewarded :)
Jean D28-Dec-2006 01:49
Excellent capture of the GBH, Bryan ! Nice reflection, composition and very crisp image. Well done.
Robin Reid28-Dec-2006 01:40
Excellent technically and as a subject. Vote.
Mindy McNaugher28-Dec-2006 01:33
Gorgeous capture!!! Fabulous details! Vote!
Guest 28-Dec-2006 01:29
Sounds like a great day! I had several GBH encounters today as well. V