Photo ABCs

Great Blue Heron

A great blue heron takes flight from a barbed wire fence at Lake Murray, La Mesa, California. This shot was taken recently, well after sunset.

Small-in-Frame

I entered these five photographs into Art Morris' bird photography contest in the category "Small-in-Frame". In this category, the bird was meant to be a small part of an overall larger composition.

The silhouette of an osprey (mislabeled as "eagle" by the judges), was a finalist. I thought my photo of the black-crowned night heron at the Salton Sea was a stronger photograph, but I wasn't a judge! The excellent finalists can be seen here.

Osprey silhouette, Salton Sea:
Black-crowned Night Heron, Salton Sea:
Cormorant species, at sunset, Santa Barbara, California:
Brown Pelican at sunset, near San Felipe de Jesus, Yucatan, Mexico:
Black-necked Stilt and clouds, just after sunset, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California: