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    Default Great Blue Heron

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    Great Blue Heron
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    Taken last week when the air quality was nice and clear.Since we have been having bad fires the skies are all smokey
    and hazy definitely not great conditions for flight photography.

    Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC

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    I wouldn't expect less than this (perfection) from you ;)
    Big congratulations! Light, BG, colours, pose and detail are all incredible!

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    Excellent comp, and nice and sharp showing lovely feather detail James. Great capture.

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    Wonderful shot James - no nits from me. Exposure is pefrect IMHO. :)

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    Wonderful light, pose and details. No nits for me!

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    Wonderfully stunning image, congrats.

    Bill

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    PMP = pretty much perfect. With this wing position, having the bird angling towards you is ideal. SH and perfect EXP.
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