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June 19, 2015 / Metro Parks

Stoic Heron

I went back to Hoover Reservoir Park to try and get a better shot of the dam’s geyser. Instead I got a shot of a Blue Heron standing resolutely at the base of the sprillway waterfall.

He was so steady that I could take ~1 second long exposures of the water and still have him in focus. An aperture of f/8 would have produced a slightly sharper image, but I set the aperture to f/22 to get the long exposure. I didn’t know how long he’d stand there and didn’t want to risk taking the time to stop up, dig an ND filter out of my bag and attach it.

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Stoic Heron  ISO:100 - f/22 - 300mm 1.3 seconds
Stoic Heron
ISO:100 – f/22 – 300mm 1.3 seconds

This is a wider shot showing his proximity to the waterfall.

Stoic Heron Wide  ISO:100 - f/22 - 135mm - 1.3 seconds
Stoic Heron Wide
ISO:100 – f/22 – 135mm – 1.3 seconds

This is another shot I liked. The white balance is a little cooler (about 4200 vs 5000 in the shots above) and his stance is a bit stronger and the shutter speed is cut in half so there’s a bit more movement detail in the water.

Stoic Heron Blue  ISO:100 - f/22 - 300mm 0.6 seconds
Stoic Heron Blue
ISO:100 – f/22 – 300mm 0.6 seconds

This is the long exposure spillway geyser shot I got last week from the top of the dam. I’ll go back again to try and find a better composition.

Hoover Geyser  ISO:100 - f/8 - 20mm - 13 seconds
Hoover Geyser
ISO:100 – f/8 – 20mm – 13 seconds

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