Baby, It's Cold Outside

[Ed Vatza]

OK, OK I know the background is very busy. But I love the pose of this Great Blue Heron. This image was made early this morning at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR in Brigantine, NJ. The temp this morning was about 40F but the winds were in the 25-35 MPH range. Very brisk and this guy was just hunkered down on a small, brushy island.

Canon 50D and 300mm f/2.8L IS w/ 2x TC; handheld from the car

1/500 sec @ f/5.6; ISO 800; -1/3 EV; FL 600mm

[Arthur Morris]

Good self-critique: cool bird set against a brutal BKGR...Like the raised crest.

[Tony Whitehead]

Those blue tones really capture the feeling of cold. Fortunately we're warming up in the southern hemisphere

[Aidan Briggs]

Nice moody image. I agree with you about the BG.