Water rail

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 2015196 views13 comments

Water rail
D200
640ISO
Sigma 50-500
200sec @f8
Thanks for looking and comments on last pic.
JohnR

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on January 23, 2015 at 10:59 AM

Good one John! I like the setting you caught this bird in as well as the details and colors. It is an alert pose and the BG shows the bird off nicely. It does look slightly soft in the large image, but IMHO not enough to distract. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on January 23, 2015 at 11:01 AM

Nice one. Usually, at least in Brazil, those rails are hard to shot in the open like you did. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Martin Dunn on January 23, 2015 at 11:06 AM

Super capture John.
My only niggle is that when viewing the large photo I find the water above the bird's head and back to be a bit bright. But that is only a minor thing.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 23, 2015 at 11:27 AM

Thanks guys for your appreciative words

Martin
I did try actually and made a mess of it !
Cheers
John

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 23, 2015 at 3:37 PM

Love these rails, unless when the water is frozen, they rarely show themselves here in the open. A slightly lower POV could have worked as well, but as you may know I am fond of low-angle images

. Congrats with this one ! Cheers, Hans
Edit: I like it a lot that you included part of the natural habitat !

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 23, 2015 at 5:07 PM

nice! I might try to reduce the magenta tones in the water, otherwise, it looks really good. nice pose and comp.

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Comment posted by Josiah Launstein on January 24, 2015 at 12:24 AM

Hi I really like this picture! I really like the background, the bird is really sharp and I like that you caught its foot coming forward.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 24, 2015 at 6:03 AM

Thanks guys. Not very good on colour but here's a re try
Cheers
JohnR

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 24, 2015 at 7:07 AM

What a fine specimen - well done John

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 24, 2015 at 6:52 PM

Pretty bird and a nice pose, John. Maybe not tack sharp but the comp and vibrant colors make up for it.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 25, 2015 at 6:11 AM

Thanks again guys. Found some more hiding away in the vaults so I'll stick another on . Thanks again.
JohnR

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Comment posted by David Rowe on January 29, 2015 at 4:14 AM

John
I don't remember seeing a better shot of a Water Rail. Plumage, beak and composition are very good indeed. For me it is unique.
David

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 29, 2015 at 6:55 AM

Thanks David
JohnR

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