Awards:
3rd Place, 2006 Canon National Park Photo Contest, Wildlife.
Nominee, 2007 International Color Awards, Nature Photography
Finalist, National Wildlife Federation 2007 photo contest. (Look for it online in early February 2008)




We pulled into the Black Sand Basin geyser area around 9am one morning to find an immature
great blue heron fishing beside the Firehole River. There was a point, as it was walking along the
bank, when it put its foot into the runoff from the one of the hot springs. He jumped up just as
I was taking a series of shots. I have a picture from a few seconds earlier one step back, this
shot of him reacting, and then 1 second later where he is standing normally again.

This is the classic example of being in the right place at the right time with your finger pressed
half-way down on the shutter release. My friend Bill, standing next to me with a nearly identical
set-up was taking pictures of the same bird. He missed the shot because he couldn't react quickly
enough--it happend that fast! This pose reminds me of the Karate Kid movie when Daniel is using
Mr. Miyagi's Crane-Style of Karate.

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