Great Blue Heron portrait at sunrise, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, FloridaGreat Blue Heron at sunrise – Nikon D200, handheld, f5.6, 1/320, ISO 500, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light

Just a single image today but an image that I like for its simplicity, morning light, composition, fine detail and watery background. Another one of the reasons I enjoy this photo is that the eye of the Great Blue Heron has a colored catch light that is from the sun glowing yellow on the eastern horizon. Most catch lights are white but at sunrise and sunset colored catch lights are possible.

I used a pano crop for this image to accentuate the long bill of the heron and I think it worked quite well.

Life is good.

Mia

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