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Magnified beauty

November 4, 2015 by Mike Powell

In the stillness of the early morning hours, the line between reality and reflections is blurred and beauty is simply magnified.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) is very recognizable in the first image, but as you progress through the three images, the central focus starts to shift away from the heron. In the final image, the heron has become merely one element of a larger, almost abstract composition.

Posted in Art, Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife | Tagged Alexandria VA, Ardea herodias, Canon 50D, Great Blue Heron, Huntley Meadows Park, Tamron 150-600mm telephoto | 7 Comments

7 Responses

on November 4, 2015 at 6:47 am | Reply Jean Reiland

Cool.
- on November 5, 2015 at 1:03 pm | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Jean, Definitely cool.
on November 4, 2015 at 7:48 am | Reply Sue

Really nice composition, Mike. I never realized how nicely their plumage blends in with a woody background.
on November 4, 2015 at 11:22 am | Reply Lyle Krahn

Beautiful and great description with alliteration too!
- on November 5, 2015 at 4:51 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  Thanks, Lyle. I figured that someone (and by “someone,” I mean you) might notice the occasional alliteration. Somehow it comes naturally to me. 🙂
on November 5, 2015 at 5:03 am | Reply New Hampshire Garden Solutions

Interesting how the different light changes its appearance. I never knew they had markings like those.
- on November 5, 2015 at 5:46 am | Reply Mike Powell
  
  One of the joys of photographing the same area and the same subjects over and over again is that I get to see them during different seasons and in different lighting conditions. Light can reveal or hide things and I always fascinated by the effect of the light.