Great Blue Heron

![ Great Blue Heron]

This year I have seen twice the number Great Blue Heron in Old Lyme, CT. It has been a joy to watch the juvenile working the mud flats. I photograph this Blue from the Zodiac at 7:30AM on Aug. 1, on the Back River in Old lyme.
Thank you for stopping by.
Peter

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Technical Details

Is this a composite: No
Canin R5, Sigma 150-600mm, F7.1, 451mm, 1/2000, -1Ev, ISO 500. The shot is cropped by 60% in to a 16 by 9 and I reduced the highlights in DXO Photo Lab.

Excellent, Peter. Beautiful detail in the heron with a nice wing position. I love the background.

Hi, Peter, very appealing shot of the heron. I like the wings just above the water and it’s nice to have a background like this for a bird in flight. Looks as if you had some nice light as well.

I see you are using the sigma on your R5. Do you find the autofocus is better than when the lens was on the 7D?

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Thank you for the comments.
Allen
My 7Dll had better autofocus then my 7D and the R5 is 2 time faster then the 7Dll and more accurate in tracking. The other major difference is the dynamic range and detail.
Peter

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Very nice frame, Great wing position and environment.

Quality image with superb comp, wing position, and color.