"THE CAMERA SEES WHAT THE EYE DOES NOT"

Wood Duck (Male)

(Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta Canada)

The photo below was taken just after sunrise, with a slight mist/fog coming off the Bow River and area around the Sanctuary. It gave a surreal look to the water and the Wood Duck that I managed to catch on the rocks.  It is one of the photos contained in the Gallery "Magic in the Water" (link below). 

When the photo was downloaded, the first thing, of course, that came to light was the duck. The second was the small object to the left of the duck, which believe is a fish most likely dropped by a bird from overhead. The third is just above the duck and just to your left. It does not appear in the frames taken before or after and to this photographer's eye, it is the shadow of a heron in the water (most likely one of the Great Blues that frequent the area), flying overhead. (Wide wingspan, head and elongated body.)

At the time, I was too focused on capturing the duck to notice anything in the surroundings but the camera caught forever, what this photographer missed in a moment. Truly "magic in the water".

http://www.inaturephoto.com/magicinthewater

Wood Duck - Male"THE CAMERA SEES WHAT THE EYE DOES NOT" (Shadow of Great Blue Heron in water to the upper left/centre of photo)

(Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada)