Bittern

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10 replies

Posted by Nick on December 6, 2008 at 4:57 PM

1DII, 500/4 + 1.4x, ISO200, 1/250s @ f/5.6, ev -1/3.
Handheld leaning over Tom's shoulder.
Minor levels, resize + sharpening.

Yep, another

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Nice to meet everyone at Potteric today - and the Bittern even came out to play too... not quite tap-dancing in the reed bed, but I'll take what it gives

. Same bird as Dave's. Watched a 2nd Bittern going for a swim later too - think they're better fliers than swimmers

Posted by Ray on December 6, 2008 at 8:59 PM

Nice shot, you have caught/shown the Bittern nicely in its habitat.

Posted by Mark Fellowes on December 7, 2008 at 2:26 AM

That's great - a classic bittern in reeds.

Mark

Posted by tony flashman on December 7, 2008 at 4:01 AM

Were you using Tom as a hide or a support? whatever it was it worked!

Tony

Posted by Drew Mellowship on December 7, 2008 at 6:29 AM

Nice classic bittern image

Drew

Posted by Stephen Kaluski on December 7, 2008 at 9:13 AM

Great shot Nick, nice light too

Hand held I assume, based on where you had positioned yourself

Steve

Posted by Paul Inglis on December 7, 2008 at 11:41 AM

Hi Nick,

Very nicely done! Love these skittish birds yet don't have any over here!

Posted by Rob Fisher on December 7, 2008 at 12:40 PM

Nick,

Excellent shot of Bittern, nicely framed by the shorter reeds in the FG.

Rob

Posted by Magnus Hird on December 7, 2008 at 12:55 PM

Classic bittern pose and I like the way the reeds seem to be cropped short in the foreground, midlength behind the bittern and then full height in the background.

Posted by eric weight on December 8, 2008 at 12:45 AM

Grrrrrrrrr

Nice to meet you Nick. Now I have seen this I shall have to go back - nice one.

Eric

Posted by Robert Lawrence on December 8, 2008 at 5:37 AM

As said before, a classic Bittern image and very well executed.
Robert