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Bittern (enviro-portrait)

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Posted by Tom_W on January 10, 2008 at 3:33 PM
Bittern (enviro-portrait)
On the trail of continueing my 2 year old '... at home' series...

Full Body portrait of a Bittern at home.

Taken recently on the only good day of sun for weeks. Early start as this was taken at sun up @ about 08.22am having been in the hide for 1.5 hours, this time mid week. Only me and one another (quiet) photographer :wink:

600mm/TC14/Tpod
1200'/F5.6/400ASA
Normal PS and cropped about 20% from FF (i.e. about 17M)

Posted by PhilH on January 10, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Now that is special.....

Excellent shot of a not too easy subject...

:toast: :toast: :wavey: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Dave Courtenay on January 10, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Where is it :biggrin: Classic Bittern :toast:
Posted by jacqui on January 10, 2008 at 3:59 PM
That's broken my dream!

I dreamt that I saw one of these last night,

Lovely photograph of a well camouflaged subject, great work :toast:

Jacqui
Posted by Craig Churchill on January 10, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Great shot Tom
The grouping of the reeds behind the bird then that striking red eye,wonderful.


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Chris Lloyd on January 10, 2008 at 4:16 PM
Great image Tom, of a bird I have yet to photograph :toast:

Chris.
Posted by eric weight on January 10, 2008 at 4:18 PM
That's a really special image.
PS How did you get it to stay there while you cut down all the reeds in front of it?
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by Paul Gibbs on January 10, 2008 at 4:22 PM
I think the bug has bittern you ;) Nice shot, i'm really jealous.
Posted by Paul Ashton on January 10, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Wonderful shot Tom. Welcome to the club.

Who will be the first to get a pair :biggrin:
Posted by Craig Nash on January 10, 2008 at 4:35 PM
Very Nice Indeed. I would just love to see one. I have only ever heard one once.
Posted by Andy Astbury on January 11, 2008 at 3:08 AM
Perfection Tom :toast:
Posted by Jim Greenfield on January 11, 2008 at 4:39 AM
Great work - love the red eye
Posted by David Kjaer on January 11, 2008 at 4:47 AM
Hi Tom

Very very nice!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Daniel Read on January 11, 2008 at 6:37 AM
Fantastic shot. The only time i ever saw one of these, i only caught sight of about half it's head and a bit of it's arse through the reeds. It's really unusual to catch one so out in the open :toast:

Dan.
Posted by Guy Rogers on January 11, 2008 at 7:04 AM
Hello Tom. Just excellent. :wavey:
Posted by Paul Inglis on January 11, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Very nice!!! Wished I had one on my file.
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 12, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Cracker Tom - has been on my winter list this year too.

:toast:

Mark