Rufous Night Heron

Gallery: AvianPosted November 8, 2013121 views12 comments

We've just returned from three weeks in NE Queensland, Australia and I'm starting to go through the images. This one is also known as the Nankeen Night Heron and is native to most of Australia.

Lots of credit is due to other people for this one. Del Richards was our bird guide (Fine Feathered Tours) and Ian “Sauce” Worcester (Daintree River Wild Watch) was our boatman. Both of whom I highly recommend to anyone going to tropical Northeast Queensland. My wife, Michelle, spotted the bird and Sauce positioned us perfectly for photographing it-all I had to do was click the shutter release!

5Diii, 300mm f4 + 1.4TC, handheld from boat, f5.6, 1/125, iso 3200. Processed in CS6 with noise reduction using Neat Image. One distracting twig removed and a little burning of some brighter areas. Cropped to 17.8 MP. Taken October 20th at 5:05 pm Queensland time (I didn't reset the cameras, so I'm hoping I have the time conversion correct). Location was Barratt's Creek off the Daintree river.

As always, your comments and criticisms are most appreciated.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Bill Leggett on November 8, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Handheld from boat with that glass at 1/125 ? WOW ! Looks to be a first cousin to our Black Crown here in the states. Excellent work, Dennis.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 8, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Nice variation of the heron I've never seen before Dennis.
The LP details look excellent, very nice exposure & colors..
Have a great weekend, bet you're glad to be home?

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 8, 2013 at 12:38 PM

I like the soft light, the setting, the pose, the nice catchlight and the IQ is excellent. Well done.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on November 8, 2013 at 1:59 PM

This co-op approach worked out extremely well - great shot of a nice species. The leafy surroundings add to the image ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on November 8, 2013 at 6:12 PM

Picture Perfect Dennis,
The colors, detail and exposure are spot on with a very nice environment and BG.
Sounds like you had a great trip and can't wait to see more images from it.
From a boat on the river is the best . . .

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Comment posted by Guy Nelson on November 8, 2013 at 7:46 PM

Hi Dennis,
The first thing that stands out to me... is the wonderful lighting. I'm enjoying the Larger Photo. Great detail and colors. Excellent image

Guy

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 8, 2013 at 9:30 PM

Lovely image, Dennis!

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 9, 2013 at 12:30 AM

Dennis,
Great detail and typical pose, plus good soft light, who could ask for more?

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Comment posted by William Bickle on November 9, 2013 at 7:48 AM

Hello Dennis

well done

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on November 9, 2013 at 5:01 PM

Excellent capture Dennis, especially handheld from a boat-not an easy task.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on November 12, 2013 at 6:16 PM

Wonderful detail visible in this beautiful heron Dennis. A very pleasing composition involving a nice look at it's habitat.

Looking forward to seeing more photos from your trip.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 15, 2013 at 2:03 AM

Lovely detail and setting Dennis - hope you enjoyed your time down here

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