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Postby NJ on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:16 pm

I saw this crane of some sort when i was out taking a few random pics at the the local nature reserve near home. They turned out alright for being shot at 1600 iso.
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then he left...
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comments very welcom.
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Postby nito on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:39 pm

I'll be very honest from a non bird watcher/photographer prospective.

pic #1, is a nice shot with the bird's reflection on the water very appealling, but the foreground is a distraction. It takes away the continuality of the bird.

pic#2, would be a great shot if the wings were spread out during flight.

Nice location though
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Postby kipper on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:44 pm

Looks like a White-faced Heron. I'll be kind and refrain from commenting :)
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Postby NJ on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:53 pm

hey nito, they were the same thought that i had, its the best i could do though. Are they really that bad kipper?
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Postby nito on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:57 pm

NJ, they are really not that bad.

I didnt want to sound harsh. Just some friendly suggestions for next time. Apologies if it did.
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Postby NJ on Fri Nov 25, 2005 8:59 pm

nah its all good, i didnt take it as being harsh. i realised the foreground was too busy, but it was the best i could get so hey! and the 70-300mm isnt exactly a fast focuser so i didnt have much oppotunity for the in flight shot.
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Postby xerubus on Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:17 pm

looks like a gbh (great blue heron) to me...

shots aren't too bad....

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Postby kipper on Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:36 am

xerubus wrote:looks like a gbh (great blue heron) to me...

shots aren't too bad....

cheers



Well the last I looked we weren't in America :)
We have no species called a GBH here, well according to my limited knowledge and the books that I have.

I'm about 99.99% this is a white faced heron, and I'd most likely say it's a juvenille aswell as it has a rusty patch on it's breast.


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Shot #1 - way to distracting with all the grasses/reeds in front of the subject. Probably would also be fairly distracting to have them behind the bird aswell but I could of lived with it if the bird was clear from any obstruction.

Shot #2 - no eye contact with the bird and it's flying directly away.
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