OIl Spill Least Bittern

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted July 12, 2010201 views3 comments

A volunteer arrives at the Fort Jackson Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Buras, LA, July 8, 2010 with a Least Bittern that had been trapped in the oil soaked marsh. I posted a photo here a few days ago and just wanted to post another. There may be a few more as i go through the take. I think this image show the human caring that's going on down there for the wildlife. As you can see the woman is holding the bird like its the last of its kind. Happy to report the Bittern was not too bad off and was released in FLA a few days ago

Model: NIKON D3
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
Lens (mm): 70
ISO: 400
Aperture: 5.6
Shutter: 1/320
Program: Manual

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3 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 12, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Wow what a shot - amazing how small the bittern is. The only nit is the big bright patch leading to the hand

- Luke

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Comment posted by Katja Rosvall on July 13, 2010 at 8:59 AM

I agree completely with Cindy. And I only saw the bright patch when Luke mentioned it; the image is so strong that such a minor nit doesn't even register in my head. Absolutely fantastic shot.

Registered on August 16, 2009, 28 Posts, 636 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on July 19, 2010 at 1:04 AM

tells a good story this shot. it is too bad about the bright patch.

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