Little Bittern

[Chris van Rooyen]

I found this image in my archive from two years ago. I created it at a bird sanctuary near my home in Johannesburg. I remember how thrilled I was to finally get one of these elusive little herons in flight.

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Date/Time: 2006:12:31 059:14
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 7.1
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 500mm
Focal length: 700mm

[Robert O'Toole]

Hey Chris,

I really like the nice blue Bg and the warm light but the sharpness isnt at your normal standards, is it a large crop maybe?

Also I would much prefer if the bittern was flying parallel or at your camera.

Robert

[Doug Brown]

Agree with Robert here, but I also understand what it's like to photograph nemesis birds in flight. You take what you get.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Yup must agree guys, I think the crop was just a bit too big:-)