American Bittern

Gallery: AvianPosted March 4, 2017290 views11 comments

Gainesville, Florida
2/7/2017 – 10:51:47 AM
Canon EOS 7D EF400mm f/5.6L USM
1/1000 sec; f/7.1; ISO 640
Manual; Evaluative metering
LR5, PS6, Topaz DeNoise on background, Smart Sharpen on bird, full frame

I have horizontal and vertical frames. I really like the vertical frames better. The horizontal frames don't show as much of the bird and don't seem as impactful to me. I know that because of the Bittern's normal pose this goes from one corner of the frame to another, but for some reason that seems okay to me here. What do you think?

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 4, 2017 at 11:22 PM

I like this very much, and I think it is your best image to date. I like the way the lines and the angle of the bittern are the opposite of the lines of the grasses it is hiding in. I used to like to do this sort of thing in my pre-bird days - find a pattern and then find or add an element that breaks the pattern.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 5, 2017 at 4:37 PM

I love the diagonal lines of the bittern and reeds which go in opposite directions, sweet portrait Barbara. devil

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 5, 2017 at 4:45 PM

I like this very much, Barbara. Interesting, how the camouflage works, even at a different angle. As far as the horizontal vs vertical. It would vary from image to image. The vertical certainly works here.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on March 5, 2017 at 7:09 PM

Nice job on the Bittern. As others have said the lines of the grasses against the opposing feather detail is real nice. Nice composition and real good job on the processing. This is another bird I have never seen flying.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 5, 2017 at 8:21 PM

Excellent example of how they can blend in to their environment Barbara. I like this a lot. Great detail in the bittern.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on March 5, 2017 at 9:28 PM

Excellent illustration of camouflage, Barbara. For this pose the vertical works fine.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 9, 2017 at 10:51 AM

Barbara, this is great. It's an elusive bird for many, and you captured it well. Vertical is a nice choice, as it works well with what are some wonderful intersecting lines (bittern leaning left, grasses right).

Max

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Comment posted by Elizabeth Holbrook on March 12, 2017 at 12:41 PM

Congratulations. Beautiful detail.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on March 13, 2017 at 5:37 PM

Wonderful shot, Barbara.
Congrats on the WP.
D&L

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 14, 2017 at 4:57 PM

Congratulations on the WP Barbara. Well deserved! devil

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 15, 2017 at 8:38 PM

This is great! I agree that it's your best posted image so far.
Good for you for persevering!! Congrats on the WP!
Sandy

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