American Bittern

[susanschermer]

Captured last week at the Anhinga Trail.

Mark 3, 500mm: ISO 200, f/4, 1/2000

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find and head angle. I would sharpen the head more, add canvas on the top and clone out the OOF grass at the bottom.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Susan,
I know this guy!!!....he almost never sticks his head out in the clear!!!! Nice job getting him in the open! I do agree that it could be a bit sharper...but nice capture overall!

[susanschermer]

You're right about sharpness. I was very close with the 500. I went with f/4 because I wanted the BG to be OOF. Instead, the beak went OOF. I hope I've improved it with some selective sharpening.

[susanschermer]

Oops again. Here's the improvement. It's still not the sharpest.