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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: William Walker on September 03, 2019, 06:33:33 am

Title: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: William Walker on September 03, 2019, 06:33:33 am: I was rather happy with this picture this morning... ;D
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: RSL on September 03, 2019, 07:30:40 am: Love it!
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 03, 2019, 08:53:09 am: Quote from: RSL on September 03, 2019, 07:30:40 am
Love it!
Me too!
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: stamper on September 03, 2019, 09:19:19 am: You are on a roll William. Very likeable.
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Post by: Arlen on September 08, 2019, 11:55:57 am: I would be happy with it, too. Well done.
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on September 08, 2019, 11:57:34 am: Excellent. And surreal somehow.
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Post by: Kevin Gallagher on September 08, 2019, 02:55:30 pm: The foggy day makes this image for me. Well done!!
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Post by: petermfiore on September 08, 2019, 03:59:13 pm: Wonderful!

Peter
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: Alan Klein on September 08, 2019, 04:39:26 pm: Nice catch. Interesting story.
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: William Walker on September 10, 2019, 06:34:11 am: Thank you for all the comments, I really appreciate them.

This train passes our village twice a week and, ever since we arrived here, I have been wanting to take a photograph of it.

Last week we were close to the railway line trying to locate Blue Cranes for Ciming Mei (https://www.cmeiphoto.com/) from Houston, who is doing a book on the fifteen species of Cranes in the world.

We heard the train coming and while I was getting my camera and tripod out of the car, my wife shouted that the train was close . I grabbed my camera, looked up and saw the train bearing down on us and just snapped this image.

As I pressed the shutter the train hooted and the heron flew....! Pure luck.
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 10, 2019, 08:50:30 am: Great timing. And your wife deserves half of any proceeds from the sale of the photo. ;)
Title: Re: "How To Startle A Heron"
Post by: Alan Klein on September 10, 2019, 09:08:14 am: Quote from: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 10, 2019, 08:50:30 am
Great timing. And your wife deserves half of any proceeds from the sale of the photo. ;)
The bird should get 10%.