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21-NOV-2018 Tim Betts

The strike

I wish it were sharper, but I think Tim caught some good action right after the picture below was taken.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are definitely unsharp.

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After Tim spotted a great blue heron in an artificial lake on the National Mall the other day, we went down there on Wednesday armed with cameras to try to find him again. Not only did we find the heron, but also several cormorants and countless geese and ducks. It was pretty amazing to see the heron and cormorants on the mall as there aren’t any large fish in the water, but they seemed to make do with hunting tiny prey.

Intent, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 300/4E PF ED VR
1/320s f/5.6 at 420.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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lroz10-Sep-2022 05:31
Just the right moment!
barbarajoy01-Dec-2020 04:35
Well caught Tim, and well caught Heron!
meekam tam19-May-2020 03:29
Great timing, Helen! V
carol j. phipps09-Aug-2019 01:35
Terrific action shot. V
MarcViskens04-May-2019 20:11
perfect timing Helen
fotabug31-Dec-2018 04:22
Ah, yes it was! :)
Carol How04-Dec-2018 06:17
Plenty sharp for this type of image...its pretty cool! V
Julie Oldfield26-Nov-2018 00:11
Fantastic!
Jeff Real25-Nov-2018 14:26
Great timing, Helen!
This is an amazing image!
V
François Fauchard25-Nov-2018 08:55
Nice catch with this spray of water.
LynnH24-Nov-2018 17:13
Awesome action capture! V
globalgadabout24-Nov-2018 16:58
wow....intense vibrancy here..