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Submitted: August 17, 2010
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Resolution: 533×800

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/512 second
Aperture:F/8.0
Focal Length:600 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:Jul 25, 2009, 5:05:44 PM

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little bitternby ~unbelievablex

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Birds

_{Wildlife Hungary

I saw this small bird out in the reef but it was too far away to get a nice picture. Then I came back and it was directly next to the footpath. Yeah and this is the result. This time with a Canon EOS 40D.

Zwergdommel / little bittern / Ixobrychus minutus}

Critique by ~FSGPhotography Aug 25, 2010, 4:14:21 AM

This is nice. It kind of looks like a painting.

The focus and DOF are good, and although I think the bokeh could be a bit better, it's not too bad.
I like the colours; the muted colours work well, and the background really complements the bird.
The composition is good, althogh it's a shame about the blurred-out leaves at the bottom of the frame. They're quite distracting, but you can't crop them out without spoiling the shot, so

. The branches in front of the bird lead the eye into the image, and all of the branches together create a nice framing effect.
I really like how the bird doesn't stand out dramatically from the background and is partly hidden behind the branches. I couldn't say why, but it works very well.
I think this could make quite a nice print.