Clapper Rail

Posted by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:05 pm

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Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris

This Rail was photographed in Stone Harbor, NJ just before sunrise using flash as main light. I would have liked to have been lower, but I was afraid that if I moved, he would be gone.

D30, 500mm f4 IS, EF1.4xII, ISO 400, f8.0, 1/80, 550EX + BB.

Any comments are appreciated.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:24 pm

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Sweet, sweet, sweet. After cropping a bit from the left side, do not change a thing. The stick laying on the beak is great. The light adds to the mood. Great stuff, Bruce.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:25 pm

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Very nice

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by Bob Cameron on Wed Sep 03, 2003 7:47 pm

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Bruce, almost any shot of a rail is a gift and this one is a keeper. I like it.
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by Bruce Sherman on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:02 pm

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Bruce,
Knowing how secretive these guys are, I think this is terrific. I agree that a slight crop on the left would help.

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by NDCheryl on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:03 pm

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Well done Bruce. i have never seen one of these birds let alone gotten any shots.

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by Lillian Roberts on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:45 pm

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Very nice! Well seen, and your focus appears dead-on in what must have been challenging conditions!

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by Chris Fagyal on Wed Sep 03, 2003 8:52 pm

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Like has been said, any rail shot is superb. I had the great misfortune two weeks ago to spot a virginia rail..when it decided to fly back into the brush. It was out in the open on the side of the road 6 feet from my car! I was so frustrated and sad that I had flushed it. I could have had head shot closeups!

As for this shot I agree with Sandy, the stick on the bill is a nice touch. Well done.

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by KK Hui on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:04 pm

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A good job indeed, Bruce!

The full flash works fine given the conditions you described ...

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by Heather Forcier on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:17 pm

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As has already been said...any shot of a rail is a goodie.

And this is really cool, I like that you captured the behavior. Was this taken at Stone Harbor recently?

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:28 pm

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Heather Forcier wrote:Was this taken at Stone Harbor recently?

Heather,

This was taken on 8/14/03 at the Wetlands Institute. He was near the boardwalk that is along the path to the bay.

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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 03, 2003 9:40 pm

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Excellent! Nice catch. I agree with Sandy on a slight crop of the left side.

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by LHays on Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:21 am

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Bruce
Did you ever do a good job on this one. To get one out in the open like this had to be a thrill. Nice choice of settings as well. The only ones I've seen have been in Sibley's!!!!

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by Bob Ettinger on Thu Sep 04, 2003 9:51 am

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Bruce,

I agree with Sandy's comments.

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by Mike Danzenbaker on Thu Sep 04, 2003 12:09 pm

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Bruce,

I'd be interested in your camera metering mode and flash comp (if any)on this one.

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Thu Sep 04, 2003 1:02 pm

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Mike Danzenbaker wrote:Bruce,

I'd be interested in your camera metering mode and flash comp (if any)on this one.

Mike,

I had the camera set to manual. f8.0 and 1/80 was evalutive minus about one stop. I used no compensation on the flash. I tried several settings and checked the histogram. This combination worked the best.

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by Harvey Edelman on Fri Sep 05, 2003 10:52 am

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No nits here. Well seen and taken.

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Sep 05, 2003 6:22 pm