"Close to the Edge"
Winner of the On the Edge Challenge in the “Mood & Ambience” Group October 2009
Featured in “Canon DSLR” October 2009
Featured in “300+ Go Long!” October 2009
A young Great Blue Heron ventures precariously close to the edge of its nest whilst testing out its underdeveloped wings. Photographed at a heronry on the east coast of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Canon 20D
1/2000sec f8 ISO 200
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Sharon K. Shubert
What a rare shot! I rarely see baby herons on RB, especially in such a great capture. :)
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much for your comments Sharon, these little guys are really great to watch!
kathy s gillen...
awesome capture
Martin Smart replied
Thank you Kathy, much appreciated!
kathy s gillen...
Martin, what size len did you use, was just wondering
Martin Smart replied
This was with my Canon 500mm and a 1.4x converter.
Marvin Collins
Great capture Martin!!
Martin Smart replied
Thanks very much Marvin!
jadeast
Super capture, very rare view of wildlife!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you jadeast, much appreciated!
Kimberly Adams
What a beautiful capture of this. Baby is having a really bad hair day! LOL :-)
Martin Smart replied
Certainly is in need of some serious grooming!! Thanks so much for your comments Kimberly!
Karen Kaleta
This is the coolest shot. I love it. How long did you have to wait?
Martin Smart replied
Hi Karen, thanks so much for your comments! I spent nearly 3 hours taking photographs at this heronry and got this one just over half way through the shoot.
Bunny Clarke
Great capture. I’ve seen egrets and night herons, but not these as chicks.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Bunny!
Sylvain33
Every body have to learn !!!! Good shot Martin !!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you Sylvain, appreciate your comments!
Tallow
simply amazing. what an unbelievable capture
Martin Smart replied
Much appreciate your comments Tallow, thank you!
Nature's Realm
wow Martin, this is really cool to see, let alone photograph. – Dennis
Martin Smart replied
A very entertaining 3 hours Dennis! Thanks very much for your comments!
DigitallyStill
What a privilege to have seen this, let alone photograph it. Magnificent capture Martin. Well done! May I ask what lens you are using?
Francine
DigitallyStill
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for your comments Francine, much appreciated! I was using my Canon EF500 F4L IS with a 1.4x converter for this shot.
David Lewins LRPS
Another superb capture, really like the framing and the use of the angled branches, great action shot even more so with the parent in the frame too.
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much for your kind comments David, I really enjoy this kind of photography, never knowing quite what’s going to happen next. Wonder what advice the parent is giving to the other sibling!
BigD
Martin Smart replied
Much appreciate the feature BigD, thank you so much!
Jim Cumming
what a great shot
Martin Smart replied
Thank you Jim, appreciate the comment!
zumi
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much zumi!
Ken McElroy
Congratulations!
Your image above was featured in our telephoto lens group;
300+ Go Long! Masters of the Telephoto
Martin Smart replied
Wow, thanks very much Ken, made my day!!
micmac
A ONCE IN A LIFE SHOT….INCREDABLE ….YOU ARE SO LUCKY TO HAVE WITNESS THAT SCENE …
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much for your comments micmac, truly appreciated!
arteco
Congrats on your features Martin, Perfect timing!!! Another Great Capture!!! :D
Martin Smart replied
Much appreciate your kind comments atreco, thank you!
Karen Kaleta
Ah, a man of great patience – the middle name of all good nature photographers
Martin Smart replied
I often ask myself what I could be doing that I would enjoy more, the answer on most occasions is… not a lot!!!
Peter Denness
A fantastic capture, congratulations
Martin Smart replied
Much appreciate your comments Peter, thank you!
whalegeek
Those little ‘fezziwigs’ have the appearance of a pterodactyl…LOVE ‘em! Wonderful work, Martin, as always.
Martin Smart replied
Lol! Thanks so much for your very kind comments whalegeek and I’m really glad its not me you’re calling prehistoric!!
Barbara Brown
This is truly a fantastic capture!! Such a rare and special image!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you for your kind comments Barbara, much appreciated!
eelsblueEllen
WINNER!!
Mood & Ambience group
On the Edge challenge!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Ellen, this is my first challenge win so a really nice surprise and thanks to all this group’s hosts for all their hard work in putting so many entertaining challenges together!!
Arla M. Ruggles
FANTASTIC capture!!
Congratulations on your well-deserved Challenge win!!
Martin Smart replied
Thank you so much Arla, I really appreciate your comments!
Marleia Main
How did I miss this?? AWESOME :))
Martin Smart replied
Thanks so much for your kind comments Marleia!
niki78
Superb shot Martin love it :)
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Niki, glad you like this one!
Bob Wickham
Nice shot, perfect timing
Martin Smart replied
Thank you very much Bob, appreciate your comments!
annalisa56 22 days ago
Wonderful !!!
Martin Smart replied 21 days ago
Thank you annalisa!
Lynda Harris 11 days ago
Fabulous shot Martin!!!
Martin Smart replied 11 days ago
Thank you very much Lynda!
dinghysailor1 6 days ago
superbly observed capture and great news on the top ten result ! ace work!!
:))
Martin Smart replied 6 days ago
Thank you very much, appreciate your comment!
hatterasjack 2 days ago
Stunning capture, WOW.
Martin Smart replied 1 day ago
Thank you very much Jack!