As winter really kicks in over here i am working on one of my favorite winter species again being the Great Bittern. Here's one from a recent series and hop to get some more shot of this beautiful bird this season.
greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Canon Eos 1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/640 sec
Aperture: F 4.5
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Servo
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
Handheld
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/Home stewed Sharpening-mix/ Adobe Photoshop CS5
Hi Jeroen, the textures and colours look good against the snow, and the small bit of colour in the birds eye, as well as it's raised foot really make this shot work nicely for me. I would like to see it with the bittern getting a little more contrast and punch, just my thoughts.
Well done on photographing what is in southern Africa an extremely elusive species..I have yet to see one!
cheers
Grant
Thanks for your comment. The Great Bittern is a very elusive species down here also. The current weather conditions with snow and ice make it come out of it's habitat to fourage for food along the edges of the reed bed.