Ready to pounce by Helen Betts

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21-NOV-2018

Ready to pounce

The heron was constantly on the lookout for more prey. This was taken seconds before he made a dive for a little fish.

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

Lahaina Station, Maui, Hawaii (1970), posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/1250s f/4.0 at 174.9mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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carol j. phipps		09-Jun-2019 16:39
Super detail. V

Graeme		11-Dec-2018 23:57
A wonderful portrait with excellent clarity.V

larose forest photos		10-Dec-2018 20:38
Stellar close up of this very focused heron. V

bill friedlander		10-Dec-2018 16:09
Wonderful head shot with excellent focus on the eye. v

Blandine Mangin		10-Dec-2018 15:23
beautiful portrait !v

Hank Vander Velde		10-Dec-2018 14:52
Nice sharp close-up Helen.

Jim Coffman		10-Dec-2018 14:07
A great capture of this intense look!!

carabias		10-Dec-2018 13:56
Lovely bokeh, Helen! V

Claude Gagnon		10-Dec-2018 13:52
Fantastic portrait Helen :))

Fong Lam		10-Dec-2018 12:56
What a marvelous pose in this close-up with the details and backlighting beautifully captured....V

Range View		10-Dec-2018 11:24
Splendid shot of this heron looking for prey. David.

marie-jose wolff		10-Dec-2018 10:10
superb close-up, great details! V

Chris Morton		10-Dec-2018 08:16
brilliant, though getting jealous he poses for you while I have to stalk them

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		10-Dec-2018 06:52
Beautiful sharp close-up image. V

Zoltán Balogh		10-Dec-2018 05:31
What a great photograph Helen. V

joseantonio		10-Dec-2018 05:21
lovely closeup shot. I like the color in the eye.V.

Long Bach Nguyen		10-Dec-2018 05:20
great details and exposure