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Night heron

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Posted by Rene de Heer on July 24, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Night heron
Night heron coming in to land. Yes i would have liked a more natural perch but this is what they use and i like the kind of eagle spread.
Image taken in Hortobagy, Hungary

Nikon D300
Nikon 70-300 ED VR
Handheld
From hide


Rene de Heer
Posted by David Sewell on July 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Great shot. I would have preferred to see the bird a little higher in the frame, but you have to be very quick with this type of shot.

David
Posted by Peter Edge on July 24, 2009 at 3:10 PM
A very good behavioral capture.
I am sure you would have preferred a bit more room behind to tone down the background.
Pete
Posted by Lewis Thomson on July 24, 2009 at 5:29 PM

Hi Rene,

Top shot, great pose to catch the bird in. I would echo David's comment about position in the frame.

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by David Taylor on July 24, 2009 at 5:40 PM
Yes great pose. I would crop some off the top to balance it out. Well seen and captured.

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Posted by John Robinson on July 24, 2009 at 8:46 PM
Very nice indeed !
A tight crop may just do it. If not a lot of tree trunk re constructing !!! Could be done.
Lovely image
JohnR
Posted by Peter Woods on July 25, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Lovely image although framing as mentioned could have been better :smile:
Posted by Craig Jones on July 25, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Beautiful well detailed image, love the wings, well done Rene :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Posted by David Kjaer on July 25, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Great capture Rene - minor nit just wish the bird had been a little higher and to the right in the frame. However you got the shot and if you had stopped to compose it I'm sure you wouldn't have captured the moment!

David :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on July 27, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Hi Rene, a very nice wing-spread - just wishing for it a bit higher in the frame! :wavey: