Black Crown and Crab !!!


Posted by AForns on Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:47 pm

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The image is from Little Estero Lagoon yesterday !!! Had a great time with the BCNH and got a couple with crabs This guy and one other with a huge crab !! I found it interesting how they toss the crab to break off the pincers ... on the huge one the bird took it to shore and raised its head then came down beak first piercing the crab !! A treat to watch since they are difficult to approach !!!

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by KK Hui on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:05 pm
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A fascinating shot, Alfred! :roll:
Love that little crab in the air ...
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by Arthur Morris on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:19 pm
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Nice one, but the bird of course is a Yelow-crowned Night Heron. No flash??? That eye looks a bit funky...
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by AForns on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:27 pm
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No flash Artie ..... the off camera cord died :oops: It would trigger the flash but would not allow HS sync very frustrating !!!! btw the lagoon was as good as I have ever seen it 8) 8)
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by Wayne Nicholas on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:31 pm
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Cool shot and great timing, Alfred. Did you dodge the eye to bring it out? Maybe a little selective contrast on the eye might help it. :)
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by Ofer Levy on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:36 pm
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Great timing and a lovely shot ! :) Here is a brighter version - levels and a bit of fill flash. I have also rotated it a bit.
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by jhapeman on Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:48 pm
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Great capture, but it's tilted a bit CCW. I notice it since water doesn't really slope downhill unless it's running pretty fast :D . Nifty catch of the crab toss-back, and great light.

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by whf4 on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:06 pm
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Great capture; they are hard to approach...
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by Juan E. Bahamon on Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:08 pm
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Tremendous timing, I agree with Ofer about lightening a Little, something in between your post and the repost.
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by Gerald J Romanchuk on Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:07 pm
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Great action shot!

I agree with Juan's suggestion of something between the original & Ofer's repost.
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by mrhughj on Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:46 am
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A stunning shot and you didn't have to walk far from the Holiday Inn to get this one!!!!!!

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by Kim Steininger on Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:43 am
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Very cool image Alfred! I agree with Juan - something between your post and Ofer's repost. Love the crab action! 8)
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by Miguel Lasa on Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:05 am
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Great shot Alfred, looks like crab is for menu tonight :wink:
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by alibenn on Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:23 am
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As Artie says, soooooo Yellow-crowned!!!! Rookie mistake :shock: :shock: :shock:

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by JeanH on Tue Sep 27, 2005 6:06 am
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Cool action shot Al. :)
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by Fabs Forns on Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:41 am
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:D :D

Yes, excellent one, we did have a lot of fun, and they were totally oblivious to our presence, maybe we had so much ambience in us :roll: that we blended righ in :D :D

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by Terence P. Brashear on Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:56 am
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The lightened image is better, but the vertical lines in the water are distracting. I like the action.

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by balazs on Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:58 pm
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Superb timing Al! If i may, i like the tonality of the original better. Maybe a touch of shadow-highlight to lighten up the neck area.
 

by AForns on Tue Sep 27, 2005 8:36 pm
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Thanks for the re-post Ofer does look much better !!!! I was in a hurry to post and even got the name of the bird wrong :oops: :roll: .... well at least I got the image :mrgreen: :wink:

...I'm sure the munch ambiance was the key for getting close :)
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by Mark Farag on Tue Sep 27, 2005 9:01 pm
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Beautiful shot, Alfred! I prefer the dark mood in the orginal.

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