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Original of Heron on a Branch. You can see how proper cropping (rule of thirds) and in this case a slight blurring of the background help to focus the viewer on the subject of the image. The branch still acts as a leading line, but in the cropped image, this is more dynamic because the branch was only blurred along part of its length.

Taken from a kayak on Irondequoit Creek

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To take this wonderful shot, I used a kayak as a photo platform. This Blue Heron allowed me to get within 40 feet because I was on the water. I paddled upstream, and then floated closer on the current as still as I could be.

Taken from a kayak on Irondequoit Creek

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(Cropped and Adjusted)

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Pulling out at the boat launch at La Salle Landing near the head of Irondequoit Bay and the mouth of Irondequoit Creek, Rochester, New York. For more information on paddling the creek, visit www.annestravels.net/irondequoit-creek/

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This is the same bird as "Heron on a Branch". It took off upstream as I continued my paddle in that direction. I tried to get past it after taking this shot, but again it flew upstream.

This is the original.

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Wildflowers along Irondequoit Creek between Ellison Park and Irondequoit Bay, Rochester, New York. For more information on paddling the creek, visit www.annestravels.net/irondequoit-creek/

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This is the same bird as "Heron on a Branch". It took off upstream as I continued my paddle in that direction. The poor bird was probably frustrated at this point, because it took off over land where I could no longer follow it even though I was still paddling upstream

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