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May 22, 2007 17:19 |  #1

Grabbed a shot of the Little Blue Heron inspecting the flight gear...

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May 22, 2007 17:24 |  #2

Terrific Shot, well captured


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May 22, 2007 17:28 |  #3

Top drawer..

Very well captured :).


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May 22, 2007 17:33 |  #4

Is it alive? Nice capture...exceptional detail and clarity. How far away were you?


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May 22, 2007 17:41 |  #5

Wow...stunning shot. Simply perfect. Excellent work as always Keith. :-)


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May 22, 2007 17:44 |  #6

Cooper911 wrote in post #3249677 (external link)
Is it alive? Nice capture...exceptional detail and clarity. How far away were you?

Yes the little fella is most definitlley alive. I shot him about twenty feet away while sitting in my SUV with the 100-400 zoom out to 400. I was watching some small gators in the water below, when he flew in and started preening. I have shot many preeners in this particular tree. :)


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May 22, 2007 18:14 |  #7

Beauiful photo.


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May 22, 2007 18:17 |  #8

Excellent capture with great details and vivid colors. Oustanding work Keith.


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May 22, 2007 18:21 |  #9

Great shot Keith. Love the detail and sharpness of this shot.


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May 22, 2007 19:20 as a reply to  @ canonloader's post |  #10

Wow Fantastic shot, love the light, fabulous wing stretch, full of detail...this is a first rate image!:)




  
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May 22, 2007 19:20 |  #11

Superb clarity. Wow! --Rick


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May 22, 2007 19:22 |  #12

Keith, that one's perfect!


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May 22, 2007 19:26 |  #13

Very nice shot Keith... very nice!


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May 23, 2007 12:15 |  #14

Thanks Eric, Village I, Rick, Downywp, Mitch, Reyno, Joe, Sindri, Cooper911, Jamdive and Gary for taking the time to look and comment. They are very much appreciated.


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May 23, 2007 13:04 |  #15

A beauty Keith!


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