Virginia Rail

[Karl Egressy]

I took this picture early in the morning before the dog walkers came to this marshy area.
I was there very early but it took more than an hour before the bird showed up.
The day before at night when I scouted the area and the light direction was bad, it showed up in five minutes.
Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Manual Exposure
Tv 1/640
Av 5.6
Spot Metering
ISO 400
EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length 300.0mm

[Joe Senzatimore]

Nice image of a very shy subject. Might try to tone down the bright reed in the BG as it draws the eye away from the bird.

[Stu Bowie]

Karl, good angled attentive pose, and I like the colours on the rail. Im ok with his enviroment, busy, but thats where he resides.

[gail bisson]

beautiful shot of a very shy bird. Bird is exposed beautifully. In a perfect world the OOF log or branch would not be there but this is reality! Well done Karl!
Gail

[Michael Bertelsen]

Nice shot Karl,

Tough bird to see let alone get a clear shot.

Well done,

[christopher galeski]

nice one Karl,I dont mind the busy envirment,as been said,its where they live.thanks.