My first Yellow Crowned Night Heron ( YCNH) ... (Page 2): Whow...! Great Image..! You never know what you may run into while out there. Never heard of or seen this bird...Thanks for...

Carlo Loc: Maryland, NW.Chesapeake Bay

imagemeister wrote:

I was out shooting late today - looking for Otter tracks - and came across this guy ! - Been shooting (wildlife) about 4 years now and this was my first opportunity for a YCNH.

It was 6 PM + and the light LOW so I grabbed the Sony A3000 and Canon 300 2.8 on my steel monopod.

ISO 400, 1/500, f4, 2X CIZ ( effective 600mm) .....shot as JPEG with my standard PP in Elements 9.

Whow...! Great Image..! You never know what you may run into while out there. Never heard of or seen this bird...Thanks for sharing..!!
:thumbup:

Regis Loc: Coeur d' Alene, Idaho

imagemeister wrote:

I was out shooting late today - looking for Otter tracks - and came across this guy ! - Been shooting (wildlife) about 4 years now and this was my first opportunity for a YCNH.

It was 6 PM + and the light LOW so I grabbed the Sony A3000 and Canon 300 2.8 on my steel monopod.

ISO 400, 1/500, f4, 2X CIZ ( effective 600mm) .....shot as JPEG with my standard PP in Elements 9.

Beautiful sharp photo. What large eyes it has.

Eagle Eye Loc: Huntington, NY

Regis wrote:

Beautiful sharp photo. What large eyes it has.

gorgeous shot! I see you're from Stuart, where I went to high school. Did you take the photo in that area?

bob_71 Loc: Severna Park, MD

You did a great job here, Larry!

Bob

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Sylvias wrote:

Super capture, great colour and detail. Love it. :thumbup: :-)

Thanks Sylvias for your super comment ! :-)

merrytexan Loc: georgia

imagemeister wrote:

I was out shooting late today - looking for Otter tracks - and came across this guy ! - Been shooting (wildlife) about 4 years now and this was my first opportunity for a YCNH.

It was 6 PM + and the light LOW so I grabbed the Sony A3000 and Canon 300 2.8 on my steel monopod.

ISO 400, 1/500, f4, 2X CIZ ( effective 600mm) .....shot as JPEG with my standard PP in Elements 9.

what a beauty he is imagemeister!! gorgeous clear well composed shot. :-D

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

imagemeister wrote:

I was out shooting late today - looking for Otter tracks - and came across this guy ! - Been shooting (wildlife) about 4 years now and this was my first opportunity for a YCNH.

It was 6 PM + and the light LOW so I grabbed the Sony A3000 and Canon 300 2.8 on my steel monopod.

ISO 400, 1/500, f4, 2X CIZ ( effective 600mm) .....shot as JPEG with my standard PP in Elements 9.

Very clear detailed beautiful capture, Larry

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

imagemeister wrote:

I was out shooting late today - looking for Otter tracks - and came across this guy ! - Been shooting (wildlife) about 4 years now and this was my first opportunity for a YCNH.

It was 6 PM + and the light LOW so I grabbed the Sony A3000 and Canon 300 2.8 on my steel monopod.

ISO 400, 1/500, f4, 2X CIZ ( effective 600mm) .....shot as JPEG with my standard PP in Elements 9.

A real beauty, Bird and capture.

vicksart Loc: Novato, CA -earthquake country

Gorgeous shot. It's hard to believe the light was dim.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Erv wrote:

WOW! Larry!!!! Outstanding shot!!!

Erv, always a pleasure to receive compliments from you and other Nikon people ! Thanks ! :-)

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Carlo wrote:

Whow...! Great Image..! You never know what you may run into while out there. Never heard of or seen this bird...Thanks for sharing..!!
:thumbup:

Thanks so much Carlo ! You just gotta turn off the computer and TV, get off the couch - and get out there ! :-)

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Regis wrote:

Beautiful sharp photo. What large eyes it has.

Regis, appreciate your visit and nice comment ! I think the eyes are better to see their prey in low light .......

pjhinde Loc: Euless Tx

Wow Great shot, so much better than mine, I was just so excited about even seeing one, I did not and could not spend much time on it. Here is mine, but yours is so much better, great shot. From what I have read they are not easy to get. My data was: D7100 18-300MM @300 f8 1/800 ISO-400 as you can see I had much better light but just could not get the balance you got therefor the clarity.

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imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Eagle Eye wrote:

gorgeous shot! I see you're from Stuart, where I went to high school. Did you take the photo in that area?

Thanks Eagle Eye ! I am a "66 graduate from there also - This was shot in Salerno ......

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

bob_71 wrote:

You did a great job here, Larry!

Bob

Thanks Bob ! :-)