David Roach
06-26-2020, 12:05 AM
EOS R RF 70-200 @200 f4 1/2700 ISO 200 HH, manual exp
It's been raining every evening for a week, typical summer pattern. Tonight the late evening sun was clear with overall clear skies. So, took rig with new RF glass on my bike ride. Just a mile in spotted a fledgling night heron (yellow-crowned) at the waters edge. Even though they can keep this pattern within a year of being fledged, I knew as I put the bike down this was a recent fledgling from the goofy chick behavior. As I approached slow and low, the lack of fear confirmed new fledgling. Unfortunately, I had a great view reasonably close but the late light under the banyan trees was dappled. Suddenly, the hackles went up as I mashed the shutter. Something flew by. As I took the camera down, the sibling was standing not 3 meters from me. Another fearless subject and this time in clear late afternoon light. The banks of this borrow pit were steep going down to the water. I got slightly below the chicks position with feet just dangling in water. Every body of fresh water on the western edge of SE Florida near the everglades has gators. Took a few frames and moved back up the bank. That is a banyan surface root meandering behind. As I was close, wanted F8 but was afraid the steep bank and that root would be drawn in more.
It's been raining every evening for a week, typical summer pattern. Tonight the late evening sun was clear with overall clear skies. So, took rig with new RF glass on my bike ride. Just a mile in spotted a fledgling night heron (yellow-crowned) at the waters edge. Even though they can keep this pattern within a year of being fledged, I knew as I put the bike down this was a recent fledgling from the goofy chick behavior. As I approached slow and low, the lack of fear confirmed new fledgling. Unfortunately, I had a great view reasonably close but the late light under the banyan trees was dappled. Suddenly, the hackles went up as I mashed the shutter. Something flew by. As I took the camera down, the sibling was standing not 3 meters from me. Another fearless subject and this time in clear late afternoon light. The banks of this borrow pit were steep going down to the water. I got slightly below the chicks position with feet just dangling in water. Every body of fresh water on the western edge of SE Florida near the everglades has gators. Took a few frames and moved back up the bank. That is a banyan surface root meandering behind. As I was close, wanted F8 but was afraid the steep bank and that root would be drawn in more.