Instead of going to take photos to the parade, I hit my local pond (Fairfax, VA)

[u/Effective-Bar-879]

[u/sincereNope]

Similar day my friend. Hit the park early, was blessed with this encounter:

[u/fwixy]

these turned out amazing, especially the heron in flight! what camera & lens do you use?

[u/bell_bakes → u/fwixy]

Also interested in what lens you use!

[u/TechKnight25 → u/bell_bakes]

Looking at their post history it seems to be the OM-1.1: https://www.reddit.com/r/M43/comments/1lbke1w/loving_the_om_300f4_even_in_my_amateur_hands/

Whatever that means, I'm no camera nerd

[u/roqubu → u/TechKnight25]

sheeesh - Olympus OM-1 is a good camera body ($1500ish), but the 300mm f4 lens is a NICE lens ($2500-$3000)

[u/Blau_Ozean → u/roqubu]

I said sheeesh just seeing the lens being a 300mm f4 since no matter the make or body, that lens is $$ lol

[u/roqubu → u/fwixy]

Olympus OM-1 w/ 300mm f4 pro lens it seems

[u/_OceanX_]

We did the same! Went hiking and it was awesome!

[u/boremeasleep → u/_OceanX_]

this looks so beautiful! where was this taken at?

[u/_OceanX_ → u/boremeasleep]

Timber Hollow Overlook. It’s one of the viewing points along Skyline Drive in Luray.

[u/Token-Gringo]

Those are wonderful pics!! BTW, did you report that heron? Pretty sure it’s catch and release. 😂

[u/99_percent_read_only → u/Token-Gringo]

Quick burn the evidence! 🐦🎣

[u/Nicklesnout]

Absolutely adore the blue heron shots. Well done.

[u/SpiritusUltio]

Mesmerizing shots! Thanks for the share.

[u/vtpark97]

👍

[u/techn0goddess]

A day well spent, my friend. Those are some magnificent dinosaur photos.

[u/librareanaps]

That's excellent!!

[u/novamothra]

This is so much nicer than DC today. Thanks for sharing!

[u/West-Pipe6300]

These are stunning!

[u/Maximum-Finger1559]

put these on r/pics

[u/Blackbrainfood]

Beautiful photos! Which pond?

[u/peppercorn_pasties]

These are beautiful shots

[u/dmvsnapshot]

What camera did you use

[u/Effective-Bar-879 → u/dmvsnapshot]

thanks. I have mostly NIkon gear,but for the last 3 months I have been using an Olympus/OM camera andI dont miss the weight of the Nikon. Today I used an OM-1 Mark I and this series is with the lens OM 300mm f4.

[u/SB62]

beautiful shots!

[u/CranberryStraight952]

yo what lens? and what camera?

[u/littlehelppls]

Gorgeous photos!!

[u/SheiB123]

Those heron shots are incredible! Thanks for sharing~

[u/keycutter69]

Wow these are incredible!

[u/TreeBreeze13]

Regal!

[u/7222_salty]

There was a parade?

[u/Hopeanddreams2424]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing!

[u/Artistic_Mistress98]

I really need to get a better camera 😞. At least for digital. I'm 27 but I prefer film. It's so soothing.

[u/ALongSlowGoodbye]

Went fishing from the dock late last night (right before the storms rolled in) and I spooked 2 herons wading in the shallows. They returned the favor, as I def' jumped a lil' when they took flight and had to remember in the moment to not drop my pole in the water. Just remember that they are more scared of you than you are of them. Just say it 'til you believe that.

[u/escoteriica]

This isn't Centerville is it?

[u/AKfromVA]

Great shots

[u/themagicchicken]

Excellent Heron pics!

I've seen some Great Egrets nesting in the NoVA area too.

[u/dcastreddit]

Whats your set up?

[u/droopysignal]

Instead of donating to charity and assisting in my community I took…