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    Default Great Blue Heron With Armored Catfish...

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    I captured this image at Circle B Bar Reserve in Polk County, Florida. Read about Circle B Bar Reserve in the Birds As Art Middle Florida Bird Photography Sites Guide available on the Birds AS Art Online Store. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

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    Lovely light, great pose with good HA, perfect HA, beautiful rich blue color. My personal preference would be to have more room above and less below; or perhaps just a pano crop to equalize the two.

    And BTW, Joe, Congratulations on your Audubon award. Well done!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Dix View Post
    Lovely light, great pose with good HA, perfect HA, beautiful rich blue color. My personal preference would be to have more room above and less below; or perhaps just a pano crop to equalize the two.

    And BTW, Joe, Congratulations on your Audubon award. Well done!
    Thanks Bill, very much appreciated.
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    You have a lovely depth to the blue of the water here Joe and I'm glad you caught the reflection of the head before the ripples got there, although for the bird itself the ripples make a nice setting.

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    Nice view of this great blue with that catfish. Could see the cropped some from the bottom. The ripples are nice. Love that blue water.

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    Joe, nice catch, needs a tad of clockwise rotation and I would like to see a bit off the bottom. Beautiful colors, that blue is killer and the prey is a plus.

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    Nice bird, nice fish. Great reflection. The guide will be in the store soon :)
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