Two of my beautiful neighbors.

[KaplanMultimedia]

Here's a couple of my neighborhood friends. Aren't I lucky to have such good looking models who will work for free? :D

Shot handheld with my 70-200L f/2.8 IS lens. I'm hoping to get the Bigma in the not too distant future.

[Paul A]

Beautiful birds, good composition=excellent pics.

[Maureen Souza]

I bet they don't keep you awake with parties or loud music. Nice neighbors, Joel.

Nice shots, too.

[Gary Fairhead]

Beautiful shots Joel. The Green Heron in particular catches my eye. The white is a little hot on the top and back in the second shot and if it was mine I would crop to remove that piece of wood or whatever it is in the foreground.

[wrphhi]

Beautiful shots Joel. I like the second best, the contrast of the white feathers against the dark blue water.

[reewik]

Nice pictures... very well done Joel.

[PetKal]

Excellent. The EF 70-200 zoom (any of the three) is a "colourmaster" of lenses.

[Dimitri_V]

I wouldn`t mind these kind of neighbors myself Joel.
Again (as always) your expossure is spot on {especialy on the white}.
Do you do manual?

[Blue Deuce]

Little herons dont usually let you get that close. Great colors, exposure, sharpness, etc.

[cfcRebel]

Awesome pictures! Green heron has a special spot in my heart. It was the first shorebird i captured when i first got my dSLR. Great work Joel.

[KaplanMultimedia]

I wouldn`t mind these kind of neighbors myself Joel.
Again (as always) your expossure is spot on {especialy on the white}.
Do you do manual?

Thanks very much Dimitri. I do shoot manual sometimes but I didn't on this day. I shot using aperture priority with EC dialed down 1/3 stop. I wish I did shoot manual though, because the white heron is actually over exposed a little.

[sparker1]

Both look good to me, but the green heron is extra good.

[dancinec]

Very nice captures, the Green Heron is my favorite.