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A grey heron stands in shallow reedy water with one wing partly spread, its feathers settling amid soft morning mist.

Heron's Morning Stretch

A grey heron shakes out its feathers on a reedy wetland bank at dawn under soft overcast light, a quiet documentary wildlife photograph.

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Prompt

Authentic documentary wildlife photograph, 3:2 landscape. A single wild grey heron stands at the edge of a reedy wetland pool in early morning, one wing half extended in a slow stretch as it settles its feathers, a few strands of mist hanging over still water behind it. Photographed at eye level from a respectful distance through reeds, 400mm telephoto lens, shallow depth of field, the bird sharp with soft out-of-focus reeds in the foreground and background. Flat overcast diffuse daylight, natural muted colours of slate grey, pale silver water and straw-brown reeds, accurate anatomy and realistic feather detail, subtle sensor grain. Bird placed in the left third with calm open space to the right. Quiet, intimate, observational. No people, no props, no text, no logos.

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