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Out site already has a couple of photographs of Great Blue Herons, one an adult and the other a junvenile. This time we have a better view of the neck and breast.
Because we used a telephoto lens for this photograph, we were able to stay outside of the bird's discomfort zone. The bird commonly stands on just one leg, lowering the other leg for this particular bird is a sign that you're too close.
Although the image is in the vertical format, the camera has more than enough resolution for a horizontal crop for even the largest display.
Unfortunately we were not able to obtain a satisfactory GIF version of this image.
The lens used was a 300mm f2.8 manual focus lens with a TC300 teleconverter. Because it is not an autofocus lens, some data is unavailable in the camera's record.
The following information was recorded by the camera along with the original image:
Nikon D1X
12/29/2001 12:11:53.1 PM
Color
Data Format: RAW (12-bit)
Compression: None
Image Size: Large (3008 x 1960)
Lens:
Focal Length: 0mm
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
1/250 sec - f/0
Exposure Comp.: -1/3 EV
Exposure Difference: +1/4 EV
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Color Mode: Mode II (Adobe RGB)
Hue Adjustment: 3
White Balance: Direct sunlight
Tone Comp: Normal
Sharpening: None