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Bittern at Ridgefield

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Posted by Ryan DesJardins on March 24, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Bittern at Ridgefield
My daughter and I took a drive up to Ridgefield this past weekend and saw a few interesting birds. I almost missed this bittern but just caught some movement out of the corner of my eye.

Canon 40D ISO 400 f/8 @ 1/250s
Processed in Lightroom/Nik Viveza, mat and frame in Photoshop.
Posted by David Bostock on March 24, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Excellent pose there. Nice and sharp on the eye too. Love the detail in the feathers. Would not mind losing that one crossing branch behind him, but hey, it's nature.

Nice catch.
Posted by Craig Strand on March 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Hi Ryan, A beautiful portrait image of an elusive and well camouflaged bird, wonderful eye contact and feather detail. Nice job!
Posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 24, 2011 at 2:26 PM
Really nice pose of this elusive bird - tough to get them out in the open!
Sandy
Posted by Douglas Dietiker on March 24, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Wonderful capture, how much did you pay him/her to pose like that :smile:

Maybe a little wider aperture to blur the backgrond a hair more.
Posted by Cliff Dodge on March 24, 2011 at 5:38 PM
Beautiful closeup with great detail. :smile:
Posted by Ryan DesJardins on March 25, 2011 at 1:15 PM
The branch is a little distracting. I had to act pretty quick once I saw him, so I didn't adjust my aperture, which may have helped blur it some more.
Posted by Erik Lundh on March 26, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Well done Ryan. This is sweet!!