still life, moving water
These Night Herons, which feed along the Kamo river in Kyoto, make compliant models. They stay motionless, waiting for fish to swim past, allowing me to capture them with a slightly longer shutter speed.
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Excellent and impressive work.
kariem abd 2 years ago
good exposure..........
Dennis Binda 2 years ago
tack sharp dispite the slow shutterspeed Stuart, well done! I'd prefer a bit more room around the bird but that's just a minor.
Fabio Ornago 2 years ago
Stunning image; the compo, the colours and the details of the bird... All fantastic.
teslagal 2 years ago
This is so beautiful, the juxtaposition of the soft water and bird, thanks to him/her staying still this long !!!!!!!
Harry Eggens 2 years ago
Great shot Stuart.

Love the color contrast and the way you've captured the Heron in sharp focus and the softness of the running water due to slow shutter speed.
Beautiful effect this gives to this most wonderful image.
Have been to Japan twice myself, but only in winter time for the Monkeys near Nagano and the Swans, Cranes and Eagles on Hokkaide.

Best regards, Harry
Monica 2 years ago
Wonderful!
Edmondo 2 years ago
EXCELLENT image congrats..
John Taylor 2 years ago
i really really love this one
john turner 2 years ago
something special
Wico 2 years ago
Superb, really sharp shot of the bird and still long shutter speed to blur the water! amazing!
Henrik Just 2 years ago
Really a spectacular shot, Stuart !
The long shutter is such a bonus to this photo.
Congrats !

Regards

Henrik
anna.s. 2 years ago
great shot!!!
Reggy 2 years ago
Are you sure you did not hypnotize the bird? :-))))
How special this combination!
kenp 2 years ago
Excellent shot!
Colmar Wocke 2 years ago
Superb work!
anneyoung 2 years ago
super love the composition of moving water as background
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Equipment
Canon 50D, Canon EF70-300mm IS
Location
Kyoto, Japan
Date
2010/08/
Tags
NIGHT, HERON, BIRD
Unique views
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Comments
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Category
Nature
 
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