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 Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL, on 8 Jun 2002 I was searching for bitterns and gallinules. Looking straight at this group of leaves, I saw nothing. Suddenly I heard the typical loud “kek kek kek” squawk of a bittern, and an open mouth and partially extended wing appeared. Having broken camouflage, this female was lucky I was only a photographic predator. Least bitterns also make an even more distinctive low-pitched, rumbling “ku ku ku” sound, but not with their mouths open this wide. The leaf vein running through her open mouth is my major nit, but it’s also part of the camo. With wetness on the foliage one might have expected the 400DO IS lens to produce the large, log-on-end, OOF highlights that have been seen to occur. I have owned the lens for 18 months and have noted this aberration only twice. Others have encountered it more often (?EJ). I continue to be pleased with the sharpness and functionality of the lens and still use it as my workhorse despite my acquisition of a 500 IS. Thanks for looking. Comments, critiques and reposts welcome. Canon 1D, 400DO IS, 2x II TC F8, 1/500, ISO 200, 550EX/BB @-1 2/3 Manual mode, Incident metering @ zero Image/Adjustments, Toolbox, USM, Crop zero BreezeBrowser Conversion Sandy Mossberg
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Terrific shot and I love the expression on her face. She really does blend into the foliage here!
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