Wet Toe Flight

Posted by Matt Trujillo Photography (Portland, United States) on 31 July 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Great Blue Heron (Árdea heródias).

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Comments (9)

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

OUTSTANDING+, the water droping AAA

31 Jul 2007 6:18am

Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Fantastic. You got it at the right moment. The compositon, the sharpness, the waterdrops and the shadow absolutely perfect. Congratulation.

31 Jul 2007 11:47am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Spectacular shot of this heron. It ought to be on a conservation calendar. What kind of lens did you use to get in this close with so little picture noise?

31 Jul 2007 11:54am

@Viewfinder: What a huge and timely comment. Publication of a conservation calendar has been in my head for a while.
This was shot with my trusty Canon 100-400 IS/USM L. The lack of noise, however, is a function of ISO/ASA which was set at 200. I'll not go on, as Amy encourages my verbosity despite my attempts to be concise.

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Oh my .... incredible. I rejoice in your success. It makes me happy. I love my daily hit of Trujillo magic!

31 Jul 2007 12:13pm

@Helen: Your constant company has bettered my Karma. Thanks and thanks.
(And thanks again, you wouldn't believe how fast my wounds heal now.)

priya from ON, Canada

Amazing capture!!!!

31 Jul 2007 3:23pm

Amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Sigh... Matt this is so incredible. I truly can't find the words. Magnificent! What a truly amazing moment to freeze for ever. (Hmmm, maybe not so speechless). The absolute joy you must've felt after capturing this image!!

31 Jul 2007 3:25pm

@Amy: I am appropriately humbled by your brevity.