Gallery: AvianPosted December 7, 201093 views11 comments
Canon 1D Mark 4 With EF 500mm f4
1/320 sec, F7.1, ISO 500
Just cropped for composition and sharpened.
Thanks for looking.
Mike
Comments
11 comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 7, 2010 at 8:15 PM
Nice environmental image. Nice color and comp.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 7, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Nice image - very natural.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 7, 2010 at 9:10 PM
Just finding this bird in reeds can be quite a challenge. You have done a nice job of getting him into the open and imaging him. Nice and sharp. Seems to me that the yellow is a bit over saturated, although it may just be the intensity of the sun.
Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on December 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM
What a great headturn with the almost irritated expression. Quite lovely. I can look at it over and over again.
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Comment posted by Bill Maile on December 8, 2010 at 7:35 AM
Cool bird, nice image Michael.
Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments
Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 8, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Lovely habitat shot. Nice inquisitive look from the Bittern.
Registered on November 20, 2003, 458 Posts, 4836 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Twaddell on December 8, 2010 at 9:41 AM
This is one of the nicer shots of this species that I have seen posted here! I have many shots of this species, but the bird sneaking through the reeds really trumps all of mine. This is just how you might see them!
Registered on August 16, 2007, 199 Posts, 2132 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 8, 2010 at 11:57 AM
Michael,
I like this image a lot. Very nice head turn, detail and natural colors. I like how the water reflection adds up to illuminate the subject.
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Nice to get such a good look and I like how it splits the reeds... it could use a slight CCW rotation *look where the breast meets the water for a reference point) and has a green color cast (which others note as an oversaturation in yellows). Adjust the WB and you're home free.
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on December 8, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Very nice Michael. I really like how the bittern blends in the the reed. Even the subtle reflection shows how much it retreats into its surroundings.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 11, 2010 at 5:53 PM
Lovely bittern photo Michael, I like everything about it.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comments
11 commentsI like this image a lot. Very nice head turn, detail and natural colors. I like how the water reflection adds up to illuminate the subject.
May