Juvenile BCNH

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 201094 views13 comments

Been away awhile with vacation and new pc. Hopefully will be able to get back into the swing of things.
Caught this juvi BCNH at Ding Darling on an evening drive through the refuge. It was really calm with my presence, but when an Osprey landed in a tree right above it, it became very alert but didn't fly off. This was just before the Osprey had landed. I didn't process this too much, as I've switched to a 64 bit system and am having compatability issues still.

D300 w/Nikon 200-400 + 1.4 tc @ 625mm
f/5.6
1/100
iso 500
Full Frame

C&C are always welcomed and appreciated.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 31, 2010 at 7:43 PM

Nice little fellow!
Good colors and detail, and a nice habitat. Love the bright eye and legs.
good luck with the PC - computers and I are definitely not friends.
Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on March 31, 2010 at 7:50 PM

Doug this is really, really nice! The only thing I would do is maybe clone out the brown spots on the leaves just to the left of him. Lovely composition!

Registered on January 15, 2010, 101 Posts, 396 Comments

Comment posted by Clayton Musgrove on March 31, 2010 at 8:14 PM

Great shot Doug. I like your choice of aperature to leave the leaves somewhat in focus. It realy adds to the image.
Clayton

Registered on February 6, 2010, 55 Posts, 235 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 31, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Very cool pose. great eye, wonderful habitat. A beauty.

Registered on January 4, 2008, 113 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 31, 2010 at 9:26 PM

Great image. Always love the one legged stance.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on March 31, 2010 at 10:53 PM

great eye, great light, nice habitat and detail. well done, Doug.

Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments

Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on March 31, 2010 at 10:55 PM

Really nice. The black shadows really help bring more attention to the bird. Great all around.

Registered on November 30, 2008, 114 Posts, 790 Comments

Comment posted by Roy Bailey on April 1, 2010 at 2:08 PM

Super bird, pose and very nicely composed, black framing works well here.

Registered on November 16, 2008, 24 Posts, 486 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 1, 2010 at 8:22 PM

Excellent! I really like the one legged stance and head turn.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 1, 2010 at 8:37 PM

Its all about the eye for me in this shot Doug. Really a nice comp, light, and exposure. The sharpness and details are really good with good DOF. Well done.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on April 1, 2010 at 9:22 PM

Nice work Doug.Very enjoyable to see!!

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 2, 2010 at 8:12 AM

Doug,

I like the pose of the young heron, the naturalness of the setting as well as the eye contact you caught with the nice head angle. I especially like the one-legged stance.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 2, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Great setting and light; nice pose and plumage.

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