Another look at this amazing species before it got too close. I still was not able to fit it in the frame (this is FF)...man, where's my 100-400 when I need it!! I love this spot at this time of year as all of last year's dried up reeds and cattails allow for neat BGs and the new vegetation is fresh and very short to allow good views of early hard to see (but easy to hear) migrants such as bitterns, snipes, and rails.
canon 7D + 500mm f/4 II + 1.4 TC, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/1600s., f/5.6, ISO 400, handheld, a longer horizontal distracting twig cloned out among the grasses, some darker patches in the BG evened out via low opacity clone.
This is nice and sharp Dan, I agree sometimes a zoom does come in handy! Nice pose and great detail in the plumage. You could carry two bodies now, One for 500 & another with the 100-400 on it!
This is really nice.
I love the extended neck and the BG is great.
Tack sharp and IQ is awesome as well.
You are doing great with that new toy of yours! The 1.4x is a godsend sometimes and other times one can't get it off fast enough. Wish they had an off/on switch for it
G
What a terrific image, Daniel. Love the details, colors & pose. You picked just the right place to crop the legs. You are just killing it with that new lens!!!
Daniel Sir:
Excellent close up of bittern. Very nice color scheme,great details and nice composition.
Love pose,HA,out coming feathers on shoulder and green grass in FG.
American Bittern v2.0
I love this spot at this time of year as all of last year's dried up reeds and cattails allow for neat BGs and the new vegetation is fresh and very short to allow good views of early hard to see (but easy to hear) migrants such as bitterns, snipes, and rails.
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