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Bittern II in the snow

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted December 20, 2010221 views23 comments

This will be the second of the several bittern shots coming you way - taken the day after in a blizzard, I left it small in the frame to show the snow, the ice, and the reeds.

Nikon D300s
Nikon 200-400mm at 400
F4
1/500s
ISO 640

No cloning this time!

Oscar

By the way, the beigey blob directy behind the bittern on the ice is another one!

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Craig Jones on December 20, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Brilliant composition I love small in the frame images and this is right up my street. Love the subject walking into the frame also very good Oscar

Registered on January 31, 2009, 67 Posts, 316 Comments

Comment posted by Austin Thomas on December 20, 2010 at 2:25 PM

Superb Oscar. Everything right with this one.

Cheers

Austin

Registered on March 7, 2008, 45 Posts, 207 Comments

Comment posted by Phil Mclean on December 20, 2010 at 2:44 PM

That's a cracker,Oscar.

Phil.

Registered on March 16, 2010, 30 Posts, 153 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on December 20, 2010 at 3:00 PM

Superb image, Oscar. Your composition is bang on, I love how the starkness of the icy foreground meets the frostbitten reeds of the background. That very strong horizontal line running through the middle of the shot works so well.

A top quality image without a doubt.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Karen Summers on December 20, 2010 at 3:22 PM

lovely shot sums the day up a treat

Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments

Comment posted by Roy Bailey on December 20, 2010 at 3:24 PM

I like this.Bird is very well placed and that bit of cover leads the eye to the bird.Your perserverance has been well rewarded.

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

Comment posted by Lee fisher on December 20, 2010 at 3:34 PM

Great comp mate, a cracking wintery scene.
Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Maggie Campbell on December 20, 2010 at 4:12 PM

Great image Oscar. Really like this one.

Registered on April 15, 2009, 8 Posts, 124 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Davies on December 20, 2010 at 4:37 PM

Nailed.

Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Mason on December 20, 2010 at 5:08 PM

Excellent capture! Composition spot on.

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Comment posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on December 20, 2010 at 5:14 PM

Superb Oscar

Ticks all the right boxes

Very special indeed.

Shaun

Registered on April 19, 2010, 0 Posts, 67 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Johnson on December 20, 2010 at 5:29 PM

Another super Bittern shot Oscar

Bob

Registered on December 8, 2010, 17 Posts, 169 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on December 20, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Well spotted and captured Oscar

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on December 20, 2010 at 6:06 PM

A fine shot.
The small size of the bird in the frame works perfectly with such an atmospheric and interesting setting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Scott on December 20, 2010 at 7:40 PM

Quality work very nice indeed

Registered on September 19, 2010, 13 Posts, 34 Comments

Comment posted by PhilH on December 21, 2010 at 1:18 AM

Works for me all day long....

Registered on December 31, 2004, 51 Posts, 281 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 21, 2010 at 1:57 AM

Great and very well composed shot. I like it a lot.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by David Sewell on December 21, 2010 at 5:35 AM

Sometimes small in frame works really well. This is a case in point. Great one, Oscar.

David

Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Burton on December 21, 2010 at 5:59 AM

Can only agree with everyone.

Registered on September 16, 2010, 26 Posts, 461 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Litten on December 21, 2010 at 6:38 AM

First rate composition. Good stuff

Simon

Registered on June 22, 2006, 24 Posts, 275 Comments

Comment posted by Chris O'Reilly on December 21, 2010 at 7:01 AM

Hi Oscar

The pano works well (and could perhaps stand a little more?) and I love the raised foot. Good stuff.

Cheers,
Chris

Registered on May 30, 2008, 8 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Rosser on December 21, 2010 at 10:59 AM

As said a super image Oscar!!

Paul Rosser.

Registered on October 25, 2009, 61 Posts, 188 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on December 22, 2010 at 1:25 PM

W that's a bit special Oscar.

David

Registered on January 4, 2006, 128 Posts, 4170 Comments