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    Default Great Blue Heron with breakfast...

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    Dottie and I went to Ft. Desoto in Pinellas County early this morning. I captured this image along the north side. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

    Nikon D500
    Nikon 8-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII AF-S ED shot at 400mm
    1/3200 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV +1/3 ISO 480, camera supported by a monopod
    Post processed in Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC 2017
    Cropped slightly for composition and presentation
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    Nice close-up Joe. Nice and sharp with good details.That tongue looks great.
    I am sure you were wishing the fish's head was pointing your way!
    Excellent choice of comp IMHO!
    Gail
    Was there much bird activity at Fort deSoto? Sure hope you are safe with Irma on its way.

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    Very nice Joe. Love those colours, fab lighting, which I could only dream for. Love the detail and pose.

    Will

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    Joe no matter how many times I see GBH and their enormous prey and types of prey I'm always amazed.
    Nice behavioral shot.

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    Super shot lovely detail excellent focus I like the composition too.
    I think most of us here in UK would only dream of getting a shot like that with 400mm.

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    Really nice! Good comp. I love the view of the tongue. Bummer the fish is not pointing this way. I'd likely warm up the image a tad if mine. Good stuff overall!

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    very nice shoot and nice details

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    Quote Originally Posted by gail bisson View Post
    Was there much bird activity at Fort deSoto? Sure hope you are safe with Irma on its way.
    Thanks Gail, it appears like the hurricane might be moving away from us. I worry about the Burrowing Owls in Marco Island and Cape Coral getting flooded. Hope not. A lot of birds at Ft. De Soto now, migrants beginning to arrive.
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    Nice catch from both of you:). I wish the fish was facing us, but still great. On my screen the image is a little blueish...but I am using my laptop now. TFS.

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