Uploaded: November 02, 2004 03:56:33
Shot at a local park near Pittsburgh, PA. Pretty rare around here. He spotted me and was getting ready to take flight...more later!!! Have a nice day!
Paul Michko November 02, 2004
These guys are so ellusive, great capture, Len. Love the shimmering reflection. #184581Colette M. Metcalf November 02, 2004
GREAT shot, Len!!! #884906S J November 02, 2004
Great capture, Len! Very well done! #884936Debra Booth November 02, 2004
Great capture, Len! Wonderful reflection! #884967Allan L. Whitehead November 02, 2004
Marvelous 'capture' and presentation, Len, I love the coloring and the great reflections. Very well done, my dear friend - your good friend, Allan #884983Wally Orlowsky November 02, 2004
Classic heron capture, Len. My marauding herons have not visited recently, so I have sought them out at local parks ... I like it better that way. #884999Janet Detota November 02, 2004
Wonderful! Great comp and reflection, Len!! #885020Casey A. Hanson November 02, 2004
Oh, I'm jealous! I've been chasing one around the Platte River, and I swear he has super hearing! He takes off everytime I get near. I'll keep trying, they're such beautiful birds! Great shot, Len :0) #885118Dolores Neilson November 02, 2004
These blue herons are so beautiful. I wish I'd see more of them around here. A wonderful wildlife shot, Len! #885139Charlene Bayerle November 02, 2004
Wonderful shot Len!!! #885184Darren K. Fisher November 02, 2004
Everytime one of these sees me coming they take off. So bravo for your wonderful capture. #885296Donna J. Taff November 02, 2004
Beautiful image, Len!!!!!! #885305
Deborah Lewinson
November 02, 2004
-Debby #885343
Dan Holm November 02, 2004
Bautiful, Len! An excellent shot in all respects! #885556
Gail Vitikacs
November 02, 2004
Kelly Heaton November 02, 2004
Great Capture! #885835Karen Engelbreth November 02, 2004
Wonderful shot Len! #885840Sharon Day November 02, 2004
Fantastic shot, Len!!! Beautiful image of the heron!!! #885972Leonard Pierce November 02, 2004
Thanks for all the wonderful comments Paul, Colette, Sanjay, Debra, Allan, Wally, Janet, Casey, Dolores, Charlene, Darren, Donna, Debby, Dan, Gail, Kelly, Karen, and Sharon!!! Very much appreciated! #886231Carol Brill November 02, 2004
I really like how you captured the golden tones in the heron's reflection, Len, this is wonderfully composed and very sharp for the short time you had to shoot this! #886244
Diane Addonizio
November 02, 2004
Robin L. Wehrman November 02, 2004
Outstanding capture, Len! Awesome reflections well done:-) #886605Stephen Zacker November 02, 2004
Super capture and reflection! #886650Leonard Pierce November 02, 2004
Thanks for the great comments Carol, Diane, Robin, and Stephen!!! I appreciate it! #886958Donna La Mattino Pagakis November 02, 2004
Great bird and reflection image, very well lit and captured!! #887029Barbara Kehoe November 02, 2004
Great composition. You captured a wonderful reflection #887060
Evy Johansen
November 02, 2004
Leonard Pierce November 03, 2004
Thank you very much Donna, Barbara, and Evy!!! #888548Anette Linnea Rasmussen November 04, 2004
Wonderful shot Len, love the composition on this, nicely done!Best wishes Linnea #890896
Leonard Pierce November 04, 2004
Thank you very much Linnea!!! #890918Donald K. Cherry December 16, 2004
Congrats, Len on this well deserved finalist! Good luck in the next round! #975074
Deborah Lewinson
December 16, 2004
Best Wishes,
Debby #975254
Stanley J. Contrades December 16, 2004
Great job, Len, and CONGRATULATIONS on your win! Good luck!!Colleen Braun December 16, 2004
congratulations... #977649Stacey A. Bates December 16, 2004
Congrats Len!! #978017
William C. Raco
December 16, 2004
bill #978311
Claudia Kuhn
December 16, 2004
Leonard Pierce December 16, 2004
Thank you so much Donald, Debby, Stan, Colleen, Stacey, Bill, and Claudia!!! #978471Kelly Heaton December 16, 2004
Congrats Len! #978615Terry R. Hatfield December 16, 2004
Congratulations Len!! #978921Donna J. Taff December 16, 2004
Congrat's, Len!!!! #979340Kathleen F. Greer December 16, 2004
Big Congrats Len!!! #979558
Jim Kinnunen
December 16, 2004
Leonard Pierce December 16, 2004
Thank you very much Kelly, Terry, Donna, Kathleen, and Jim!!! #979865Debra Booth December 17, 2004
Congratulations, Len!! #980643Nobu Nagase December 17, 2004
Congratulations, Len!!! #981650
Carol Engstrom
December 17, 2004
Leonard Pierce December 17, 2004
Thank you very much Debra, Nobi, and Carol!!! #982892Donna W. Neal December 18, 2004
Congratulations on yet another wonderful Finalist Len #984510Janet Detota December 18, 2004
November was a good month for you. EH? :-)Patricia A. Kuniega December 18, 2004
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Len! You've captured an elusive and serene quality in this beautiful photo! #984755Colette M. Metcalf December 18, 2004
Congrats again, Len!!! #985477Leonard Pierce December 18, 2004
Thank you very much Donna, Janet, Pat, and Colette!!! #985633Debbie Fleri December 20, 2004
Great shot...love the reflection...Debbie : ) #988972
Jennifer Rennison December 20, 2004
Fabulous Heron, Len!! I lost track...so, Another big Congrats!! #989140Leonard Pierce December 20, 2004
Thank you so much Debbie and Jennifer!!! #989254Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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