Just came back from a great photo-trip to Cape May, New Jersey. I found this very cooperating American Bittern spending a whole day catching prey in a little pool.
After having lived in the US for 3 years and never once seen a Bittern, this was really the highlight of my trip. I got a lot of shots in many different poses, and taking diffrent prey (frogs, fish etc.)
Shot against the sun in evening light.
20D + 500/4; iso400, 1/125 f5.6; full-frame.
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 24, 2006 at 9:53 AM
Nice one Helge, i only wish the background was a bit less sparkling!
Rene de heer
Nicely captured behaviour image, I was going to say it would be nice to see the whole bird but then read that it is full frame. As I understand it these are as elusive as the bitterns in europe so it is good to get this close....
As mentioned the bg is a bit sparkly but not a lot you could about that....
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 24, 2006 at 10:07 AM
Ouch!! Poor Kermit. Great drama. You could run the burn tool set at 25% to reduce the glare of the sparkley strip below the birds eye.
Really fantastic though.
Tim
Posted by John Chapman on April 24, 2006 at 10:38 AM
Hi Helge
nice shot of an elusive bird.
John
Aberdeen
Posted by David Kjaer on April 24, 2006 at 11:16 AM
Hi Helge
Agree BG a little distracting but still a fantastic capture!
David
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 24, 2006 at 11:29 AM
Very good timing Helge. Glad you saw these while you were there.
Discussion
11 repliesAfter having lived in the US for 3 years and never once seen a Bittern, this was really the highlight of my trip. I got a lot of shots in many different poses, and taking diffrent prey (frogs, fish etc.)
Shot against the sun in evening light.
20D + 500/4; iso400, 1/125 f5.6; full-frame.
Rene de heer
As mentioned the bg is a bit sparkly but not a lot you could about that....
Really fantastic though.
Tim
nice shot of an elusive bird.
John
Aberdeen
Agree BG a little distracting but still a fantastic capture!
David
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