My first Black Crowned NH and a wet cardinal

[coastalconn]

I was not ready for this at all. I was just playing around with my macro lens and I was on spot focus and +.7 EC. I had just put my 300mm back on and this Night Heron appeared out of no-where.. I think 1 is the coolest, manged to get a pan in at 1/160th... The cardinal was just a funs hot playing in the rain with flash... comments welcome...

1

Black Crowned Night Heron Flight - Panning 1/160th by krisinct, on Flickr

2 this one caught something else in the meter and was 1/1000th.. very underexposed..

Black Crowned Night Heron Flight 2 by krisinct, on Flickr

3 in the other direction at 1/200th

Black Crowned Night Heron Flight 4 by krisinct, on Flickr

4 Wet cardinal

Wet Female Cardinal by krisinct, on Flickr

 

[wackii]

Cool BIF shots. I like #3.

 

[jedirunner]

I do like the pan in #1, but for me, #2 is the boss of the set -- I love the spread of the wing feathers. (I'm sure there's a technical name for them, but for me today they are "wing feathers" ;-) )

I've seen juvenile and adult BCNH, but still not actually in flight. Maybe I need to throw rocks at them. ...

Nice set.

Kevin

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set

 

[Benco]

Very good. The black crowned night heron is a favourite of mine, loads of them down here.