The Early Bird
Uploaded: May 24, 2013 03:00:41
This Little Green Heron was up at the crack of dawn looking for breakfast!
Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm. ISO 100, 1/2500 @ f8.0, EC -1/3
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/2500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Tammy M. Anderson May 24, 2013
Beautiful golden tones, reflection and silhouette. #1529423Gord MacEachern May 24, 2013
Love the tones, reflection, and silhouette Jeff, great capture!! #10704668Carolyn M. Fletcher May 24, 2013
Great golden morning with a nice silhouette to go with it. #10704693Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 24, 2013
THIS is what Jim Miotke talks about when he says turning images into AWESOME!!Ujjwal Mukherjee May 24, 2013
Excellent tone,reflection,silhouette and vertical presentation,Jeff!! #10704747Jyri Vissak May 24, 2013
Well seen and presented! #10704788Marilyn Cornwell May 24, 2013
Wonderful, Jeff! #10704811Robert R. Goodman May 24, 2013
Hi Jeff,That is beautiful my friend.Wonderful capture and a favorite!!!! #10704844William C. Raco May 24, 2013
Fabulous light, copper tone and compositionKatherine Kuhn May 24, 2013
Beautiful silhouette & gorgeous amber light, Jeff! #10705036Amanda J. Tanner May 24, 2013
Beautiful lighting. Excellent eye to see this and capture the reflections and tones of the water and silhouette. Nice work Jeff! Have a nice holdiay. #10705058Bojan Bencic May 24, 2013
Amazing photo, Jeff. Fantastic light and reflection. #10705174Lynn M. Whitt May 24, 2013
Beautiful tones and silhouette. #10705195Claudia Kuhn May 24, 2013
Love the silhouette of this guy fishing in the golden light. #10705219John Connolly May 24, 2013
A wonderful silhouette and early morning wildlife capture Jeff! What a great image! #10705221Emile Abbott May 24, 2013
Awesome tones and silhouette Jeff. #10705226Emile Abbott May 24, 2013
Awesome tones and silhouette Jeff. #10705235Kathy Reeves May 24, 2013
Stunning image, Jeff. The gold is fabulous! #10705321David Phalen May 24, 2013
Fantastic light, tones and silhouette!! Great work Jeff!! #10705368Carol L. Fowler May 24, 2013
Gorgeous color and reflections #10705415Renee Doyle May 24, 2013
Wonderful silhouette capture Jeff!!! Excellent clarity and beautiful golden tones! #10705448Robert K. Bemus May 24, 2013
Beautiful silhouette and color, Jeff!! #10705567Denny E. Barnes May 24, 2013
Beautiful silhouette, reflection and I love the color! Gorgeous image, Jeff and exceptionally well done! #10705570Rudi Reiner May 24, 2013
Superb capture Jeff, great tones and silhouette detail! #10705571Patrick Rouzes May 24, 2013
Beautiful lighting, clarity, tones & silhouette, Jeff.Barbara Waldoch May 25, 2013
Looks great, Jeff! #10705684Jeff Robinson May 25, 2013
Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #10705740Tiia Vissak May 25, 2013
great tones, light & mood! #10705761Liz blahh May 25, 2013
Just beautiful! #10705968JO ANN CLEVELAND May 25, 2013
Super silhouette, lighting, everything Jeff! A fave for me!jo ann c. #10705975
Stephen Zacker May 25, 2013
Great light and reflection #10706028Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 25, 2013
Great colors and silhouette Jeff!,Marijana Fajgl May 25, 2013
Perfect capture, Jeff! Very beautiful! #10706308Jeffrey R. Bange May 25, 2013
Beautiful early morning silhouette Jeff, did you offer him any of your Egg McMuffin, LOL. #10706622Jeff Robinson May 26, 2013
Thanks :-) #10706727Jill Odice May 27, 2013
beautifully composed silhouette of the bird against the ripples! Winner :-) #10709405Jeff Robinson May 28, 2013
Thanks Jill! Jeff #10711321Summer A. Kozisek May 30, 2013
Beautiful silhouette!! #10715027Jeff Robinson May 30, 2013
Thank You Summer! Jeff #10715928Tammy Espino June 29, 2013
Congratulations!!!!!! :) #10748425Maria Coulson June 29, 2013
Congratulations Jeff!!! #10748444Robert R. Goodman June 29, 2013
Hi Jeff,Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!!! #10748567Joannie Bertucci June 29, 2013
Jeff, congrats on your finalist of this striking early bird! #10748712Renee Doyle June 29, 2013
Congratulations on this wonderful capture and beautiful finalist Jeff!! #10748730Stefania Barbier June 29, 2013
congratulations on your beautiful finalist!!! #10748923Ann Coates June 30, 2013
Beautiful Jeff, congratulations on your finalist. #10749257Deborah Lewinson June 30, 2013
Gorgeous finalist, Jeff!Congrats again!
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Marijana Fajgl June 30, 2013
Love this one, Jeff! big congratulations! #10749687Eivor Kuchta June 30, 2013
Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Jeff! #10749793Ken Smith June 30, 2013
I like the ripples in this. Congrats, Jeff! #10750330Jeffrey R. Bange June 30, 2013
Congratulations Jeff on this well deserved finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #10750821Jeff Robinson July 01, 2013
Thanks Everyone!! Jeff #10751361JO ANN CLEVELAND July 02, 2013
Wow! Super finalist, congratulations Jeff! If I were a judge this would have also got GOLD!jo ann c. #10753414
Jeff Robinson July 03, 2013
You are my kind of Judge - Thanks Jo Ann :-) #10754770Merna L. Nobile July 06, 2013
Jeff Robinson July 07, 2013
Thanks Merna! Jeff #10758885Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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