very nice effect

This bird is known as an American Bittern. Lives in grasses along water usually in marshes. Seldom calls except in mating season when it sort of croaks. Nice shot!

First nature shot with new camera.

Proud Bird

Hi there you all from NC. Don't know what to say but hello. I recently (three weeks ago) purchased a Canon T3i and have decided I have a lot to learn. The manual tells a lot if you know what to ask. The learning curve seems straight up. I think I will take a couse at the local college to speed up the learning. I plan to submit 2 pictures I have taken in the last 3 weeks, hope they will be as interesting to others as they are to me.