American Bittern " Another Look"

[James Salywoda]

American Bittern
Southern, California

I was really happy awhile back to have the opportunity to photograph this bird in flight
I know I posted a different image of this beautiful bird but here is another look
and perspective .:)

Nikon D300 AFS 600 F4 1.4 TC
1/1600 F6.3 ISO 500

Thanks For Looking
Jim

[Axel Hildebrandt]

It's great to see this species in flight, I also like the warm light and BG.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely light, textures and pose - BG works well.

[Dan Brown]

Great shot James! The light and BG are very good. Flying at you ta-boot!:)

[Andy Nguyen]

Beautiful shot of the Bittern. For a bird that's hard to see in the open, this is a winner. Golden hour light works so well with marshy settings. Nice to see no shadows under both wings. IMO an out-stretched neck might work better for the composition.
Andy

[Chris Kotze]

Excellent capture lovely light and colours. Nice one

[A_Maddah]

Hi James
very nice .I realy like color and light and BG too.
Good done

Asad

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is really good for a couple of reasons. Light, color and subject matter. I don't remember seeing too many BIFs of this species. Thanks for sharing James. :)

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

The lighting and the background are excellent. What I really like is the blurred wing tips, those really add a sense of movement to the image.

[Morkel Erasmus]

great BG, colour, exposure and flight angle - we have a similar one here in SA and it's also very shy and getting a shot in flight is a rarity. so very well done from me!

[Mark Dumbleton]

Super effort here - lovely light and pose of the bird! Like the slightly blurred wing tips too!

[Juan Aragonés]

The BG is really nice and the light is just to die for. Very good eye contact and light angle James

[David Hemmings]

James, you have captured this Bittern in flight superbly. The colors, details and pose all come together for a superb image.

[Tell Dickinson]

Very nice capture James, love the light :)

Tell

[Stu Bowie]

Super comp, and I like the placement of the bittern in the frame. Pin, pin sharp, and love the warm colours in this. Very well captured.

[Doug Brown]

Super job Jim! Locking focus must have been tough, but you locked on with the bird flying towards you; well done! Speaking of "another look" I like your new avatar.

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

James, this is a lovely shot by its warm colors, nice details and perfect wing position not talking about the sharpness on eye.

Szimi