Coitus Fatalis
Uploaded: April 08, 2007
Hi Guys,
This Grey Heron is one that regularly visits the streams near my home. This time he was out for some frogs and was capturing them one after another. Whilst diving for the frogs they protect their eyes with a thin semi transparent eye-lid as you can see in this picture.This frog-love-couple was unfortunate to be discovered during their courtship and was caught by surprise. The Male frog must have thought..."untill Death do us Part" ....
Greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon 20D
Shutter speed: 1/750 sec
Aperture: F 5.0
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: - 1 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation: no
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Ai Servo
ISO: 400
Lens: 500mm F4.5+1.7x TC
Focal length:1360 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Full Frame
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Stephanie D. Moon April 08, 2007
great capture with excellent details, Jeroen. #634068Kay E. Mahoney April 08, 2007
Fantastic capture. Love the colors and details. This is really an awesome photo. #4143738Shawn Jennings April 08, 2007
Excellent capture Jeroen! The color and detail on this are great! #4144211Dennis Flanagan April 10, 2007
Perfect title and photo. #4151104Joan P. McCool April 11, 2007
Fantastic capture! Just perfect! #4155352Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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