Bittern

Hi to all,

Bittern , photographed yesterday morning , managed to grab this shot just before some chap in the hide slammed the door causing the bird to fly off , 2 hours of waiting from before sun up for very little time with the bird , some people just don't realise how skittish Bittern's actually are , the slightest sound and there gone , maybe next time eh

A bit big in the frame I know , should have taken the 300mm aswell

Levels , Usm(100,0.5,0 x1) , S/h in CS2 , converted in DPP , Full frame.

Canon 40D , 500F4IS , Gitzo1325 , Wimberley v2
1/125th @ F4 iso400 RAW

All comments welcome

Regards

Andy...

Very nice. Like the composition.

I'd love a shot of one of these.

I think any shot of these birds is a credit to the photographer.

Might add a bit more contrast in levels to make it pop more but a good image as is

Dave

Great shot

Dave's suggestion would just be the icing on the cake Andy - nice shot

Pfff wish I had made it

grtz,
Sam

Nice shot but I would watch the palest stripe up its neck if you increase contrast - maybe do it in curves where you have more control so you don't blow it

An excellent shot Andrew. Extraordinary patterns in the plumage. An amazing bird and the eye is unbelievable.

Thanks for the comments , I'll give the suggestions a go and see how it turns out , once again cheers.

Regards

Andy...

That's a great shot. I'd be interested to see the repost as it looks a bit bright to me, maybe just knock the levels back a bit?
Eric

Andy,

Nice shot and I agree with Eric about the brightness.. It's a pity about how inconsiderate some people can be.