American Bittern

Gallery: AvianPosted January 4, 201171 views10 comments

Thought I'd jump on the Bittern bandwagon with this shot from yesterday afternoon.

Nikon D300s 300 f4 + 1.7X TC resting on pillow from car window
f/10
1/320s
ISO 500

Near Full Frame, sharpened subject using Smart Sharpen and USM

- Luke

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 4, 2011 at 7:40 PM

A fine look at this guy. I like the pose, with the slightly splayed legs, and the beautiful habitat. Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 4, 2011 at 8:02 PM

Nice light and open view; good composition. Well done.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 4, 2011 at 8:11 PM

Pleasing colors and pose Luke. I like the habitat too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on January 4, 2011 at 8:27 PM

Very nice as usual Luke. I just posted another. Dune Road Bittern HQ! LOL

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 4, 2011 at 8:46 PM

Love the spread legs and good view of those huge feet. Rich colors here.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on January 4, 2011 at 9:50 PM

The splayed leg pose and the bird looking towards us are strong attributes of this image, Luke. We have a nice clear view of the bird too. New Year Nit: To me the light seems a little strong and might be wiping out a bit of detail in the bird. I'd be tempted to try to drag out a little more detail with additional post processing. Very attractive image as is too.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Nice clear view, Luke, and I like the habitat.

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 4, 2011 at 11:16 PM

Well done, Luke. I like the hint of water in the foreground and I also like the leg position.

Well captured.

Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 5, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Nice setting and aleet look Luke, well done.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by richard remington on January 7, 2011 at 8:59 AM

Luke,

I love your pictures which are always interesting and perfectly exposed. I make it a point to study your shots and try to learn as much as possible from your comments. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

Rick

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