Sep 03 2008
Great Blue Heron and Little Blue Heron
Sometimes a photographer gets so lucky he can’t believe it. And he isn’t ready. Such as this case. I was trying out some experimental settings on my camera while in Melbourne when I stumbled upon TWO birds on my list to photograph.
The first was the Little Blue Heron, sitting on the shore doing his/her fishing thing, oblivious to me. After snapping the picture and moving on, so did the bird.
I then walked around some brush to the rear of the Little Blue Heron, and was startled to see a juvie Great Blue Heron. She/he only stood still long enough for one shot, and then nervously started walking away. I moved away also, so as not to stress the creature any more than I already have.
Only then did I realize that my camera was not set to the normal settings, and the pictures might not be optimal. I was right. But this is what I got, so I have to accept that, and learn from my experiences.