Bittern w room for legs

Gallery: AvianPosted June 1, 201577 views5 comments

Per Jim's request, here's a vertical with room for the virtual butt and legs.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL + 1.4TC, beanbag on truck window, f/8, 1/1250, iso 800, aperture priority, center weighted average metering, no compensation. Processed in LR5 & CS6. Cropped to 16.2MP. Taken May 29th at 7:30 am.

Your comments and criticisms are most welcome.

Thanks for looking,

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 1, 2015 at 5:04 PM

I think this works quite well with the vertical composition empasizing the tall grass and slenderness of the Bittern. devil

Registered on July 27, 2011, 262 Posts, 2597 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 1, 2015 at 6:08 PM

Nice shot Dennis. This is the way I like to see them (usually too much vegetation in the way when I encounter them) and you did a great job in showing off this species interesting defense strategy.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments

Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on June 3, 2015 at 11:23 AM

Hi Dennis,

I'm in the vertical camp. Seems to fit the subject matter better with all the visual elements alligned

Registered on October 30, 2009, 156 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 7, 2015 at 12:38 PM

Hi Dennis

Nice work with the grass. The Bittern pose make the photograph stand out.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Minish on June 9, 2015 at 3:07 AM

Nice capture, Dennis! I like how the bird blends in with all the vertical lines of the grass. It's perfect for the vertical format and has excellent details.

Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments