Herons are beautiful animals. Often you can't get to them. They are quickly gone on discovery. That's why a nice big lens is so handy. In this case, I was able to stay very far away, and take a nice portrait of this heron. He was standing in the grass by a pond on the Gorslaan in Purmerend, he saw me. I'm sure he did. Between feather grooming, he kept looking up at me to see what I was doing, but I was apparently far enough away not to be dangerous. So we stood face to face and waited to see what was going to happen next. Me with my camera and him with his eye on me. That eye is yellow, which is why I kept that as the only colour.
Hi there! Nice seeing you here! I'm Jan vd Knaap, a photographer in Utrecht. I normally deal with portrait photography, for humans and animals, and I give workshops to get the most out of the camera. But in the meantime, I fill my account here.. Read more…
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Germany