Clapper Rail

Gallery: AvianPosted May 3, 201067 views10 comments

Canon 7D With EF 500mm F4 1.4 tc
1/1000 sec, F7.1, ISO 400. From Bean Bag

I had to wait this guy out for over an hour. I had seen Luke earlier and we both lamented not seeing much. Well I truly believe seeing luke changed the dynamic. He seems to have this contingent of rare and reclusive birds that follow him! Hope everyone enjoys!

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 3, 2010 at 9:16 PM

Can't believe I missed this but at least I got a Peregrine while you were shooting this guy

I'd try brightening this up a bit since your ISO is plenty low you should be able to eek some more detail out of the shadows on the face - just watch the whites on the tail.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on May 3, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Just took Luke's advice and lightened things up!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 3, 2010 at 10:23 PM

Neat bird Michael-I've never seen one of these guys either. Really well done. Love the repost.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on May 3, 2010 at 10:41 PM

Very cool, and something I've never seen either. Neat look at the raised foot. Only thing I wish for is more room at the bottom.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 3, 2010 at 11:07 PM

I guess Luke's rail luck rubbed off on you, Mike! nice raised foot, great job waiting him out, and nice job with the repost.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 3, 2010 at 11:57 PM

Sweet, Michael. Nice light and eye contact and excellent detail.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 4, 2010 at 12:51 AM

I like the repost! Neat capture!

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on May 4, 2010 at 12:57 AM

I like the elongated horizontal frame, suits his movement right to left and crouched stance. Nice job on the exposure, I like the shadows and low key feel. I checked out Sibley to see where they live, hmmm...mostly along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Alabama. Hope he doesn't become more rare. I suspect this is the only place I'll ever see one.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 4, 2010 at 4:00 PM

Great capture, Michael. I like the repost a lot.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on May 5, 2010 at 12:09 AM

I like the repost too. I would add just a slight touch of saturation to bring the colors up. These birds are tough! Nice to get one in the open.

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