Spanish Moss

[dankearl]

Anhinga in the Magnolia Swamp, South Carolina.

1/640, f6.3, iso400, 340mm (70-200 w/ 1.7tc), D7000, HH

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[Don Nelson]

Superb environment image and blacks in the anhinga are well handled. I like this one a lot!

[Allen Sparks]

Love the framing of this shot and the moss adds alot too. Nice exposure. I think I notice some slight artifacts around the bill - may want a second look there. Well done.

[Marina Scarr]

You put a lot of thought into this image, and it works very well. Love the environmental feel and I really like your placement of the bird and its pose.

[dankearl]

Thanks, Marina.
I actually put some thought into when I took it.
Every bird photographer should go shoot with a short zoom lens.
I learned on this trip to maximize every opportunity.
To frame in camera as I knew the crops would be very minimal.
Here is the Full frame image.


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[laurie golden]

Dan,

I love your composition and the scene is beautiful - have to admit that I like the original better than the crop.

[Jamie Douglas]

Another vote for the original. The benefit of carrying a shorter zoom is that you can create a wider image with more habitat like you did here. The original is a little more than what I would call a minimal crop but the IQ certainly holds up. Cheers

[Diane Miller]

I'm a fan of tight crops but I love the original, uncropped version here for the beautiful setting!

[David Salem]

Very nice scene Dan. I like all of it and the bird looks nice and sharp. Love the swamp feel it has. Well done.

[Jim Crosswell]

Another vote for the original. I like the pose, exposure, setting and southern feel. Excellent image Dan!

[jack williamson]

I like both versions, either one works well. There is plenty of detail in the cropped version and I love the moss. That D7000 does very well. BTW is that zoom the f2.8 or the new f4?

[Jim Thomas]

Love this! Especially the original, but both are great. I like the contrast between soft fluffy moss, and the sharp lines of the feather patterns.

Jim

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent pose and details, I really like the depiction of the enviroment.

[Barry Ekstrand]

As a fan of both Anhingas and environmental shots, this is a great one. My favorite is the uncropped original but either way the result is excellent. Great job.

Barry

[dankearl]

Thanks for the comments.
Jack,
this is the 70-200 f2.8 vrii lens.
It works very well with the nikon 1.7 tc I think
for a nice light walk around short tele lens.

[Tim King]

Dan, one of the best anhinga shots I've seen. I very much prefer the repost as it adds more of the beautiful spanish moss. Fine job.