American Bittern Flight Capture

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Sony A850~Sony 70-400G@400mm~ISO3200~1/2000 sec~F7.1~manual exposure~overcast~HH~2-17-2011~Brazos Bend State Park, Texas~CS5
Wasn't too happy with the left wing, and the bird flying toward me would have helped, but IMO catching any flight capture of these guys is good in itself. Comments and critique welcomed. regards~Bill

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[Lance Peters]

Hi Bill - Agree with your self critique - flying towards you would have been good - But sometimes you just have to take what you can get.
Nice work at 3200 iSO :)

[Stuart Hill]

Hi Bill,

Like the tones in the image and that bright eye. Agree with you and Lance re pose but like the image.

regards.
Stu.

[Patrick Reames]

Nice shot Bill. Well balanced tones, good sharpness of the head/eye and a nice complementary background. Well done.

[Sid Garige]

Excellent job getting him in flight Bill. We dont see them in flight often.

[Julie Kenward]

Bill, I agree with your critique and just want to add that I find the bird kind of camoflaged by the BG a bit. I wonder if adding brightness to the bird and slightly darkening the BG would help separate him while showing off how he blends with his BG? Just a thought...