Black-Crowned Night Heron

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• CatherineD (14097)
• [2008-07-02 9:49]

Hello James,
I'm very curious about your Delta photos. This one is very good. You came so close of this shy heron. Amazing details and very good portrait. I'm also curious about the situation of the Danube Delta, which is threatened it seems.
Best regards,
Catherine

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• mayuresh (920)
• [2008-07-02 9:53]

Hello James,
brilliant capture having superb details,perfect sharpness and good lighting with nice composition.
very well done,
tfs

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• PeterZ (49139)
• [2008-07-02 10:09]

Hello James,
Very beautiful. Sharpness and details are splendid. Great natural colours, composition and POV. Good OOF BG. You gave us an exciting promise. I'll be very curious.
Regards,
Peter

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-07-02 10:15]

Crikey James...A whistle stop tour!!..Time enough for the guard to hold the train whilst you captured fantastic sights as this Night Heron...I hope you spent a bit more time over a fine meal for your wifes birthday!!

Paul

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• nglen (36145)
• [2008-07-02 10:36]

Hi James. I wondered where you had gone over the last few days. Hope you had a good trip. I must admit i do like this blue Heron. You have captured it in a good pose showing good detail in the feathers and colours . the eye stands out well. TFS.
Nick..

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• uleko (10940)
• [2008-07-02 10:59]

Hello James,
Splendid close-up of this Night Heron in a fine pose. Grat focus on that lovely eye and very sharp details. Well done! Yes, Romania is popular with birdwatchers from Sweden too!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• gracious (13068)
• [2008-07-02 11:00]

Hello James,
Great photo you brought back from Romania! much appreciated for the effort!
Excellent pose of the Heron with total sharpness, good colour and superb details to view and enjoy
well done
take care and my sincere regards always
Tony

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• jaycee (25460)
• [2008-07-02 11:55]

Hi James,

I have never forgotten money on the way to the airport but other things and had to stop enroute to replace them! This Heron is picture perfect. A wonderful pose - fantastic details of the face, eye, beak, wings and plummage. Beautiful colors and a wonderful setting.

Jane

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• martic (1327)
• [2008-07-02 13:16]

Hello James,
Very good shot of this heron, superb details and colors good eye contact, image well framed
very well done
TFS and regards
Jean-Michel

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• boreocypriensis (9571)
• [2008-07-02 13:51]

Hi James, welcome back my dear friend! Great shot in all around of this night heron wit great POV. TFS.
Cheers,
Bayram

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-07-02 13:58]

Hi James, simply perfect.. gone to favourite list... regards h

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• rousettus (19818)
• [2008-07-02 14:26]

hello James
night crow [from latin name means that] is a very beautiful heron. I like it very much and my last post also for this species. You captured it with a great shot.
Also nice to learn you visit Romania. Maybe next time you will visit my country, Turkiye.
welcome
Thanks for sharing this great work with a good information. best wishes
Ahmet

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• yasemin (1578)
• [2008-07-02 14:26]

Hi James...Very good portre....Remind me how I use to drawing bird picture when I was a student...Simple bright colour sharp detail....Thanks to share....Information and composition are perfect too...Kind regards, Leyla

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• pekkavalo1 (6789)
• [2008-07-02 15:04]

Hi,

Great picture. Just briefly marking today.

Thanks

Pekka

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• rcrick (68)
• [2008-07-02 15:29]

Hi James,

Well if the rest of the delta photos look like this trust me we wont be bored, the detail in the plumage are stunning, perfect exposure in the whites, that eye is just amazing, really well framed and composed, looking forward to seeing the rest, all the best,

Cheers Rick :)

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• Luis52 (15809)
• [2008-07-02 17:39]

Hola James.
Una joya de foto la de hoy. Exlente claridad en la imagen y bellos colores en el plumaje.
La pose exelente tambien.
Saludos
Luis52.

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• eqshannon (31141)
• [2008-07-02 18:43]

I like the way you flit in and out of the picture...and always with something important. It humbles me. Very nice James...as are many if not most of your images...but it demeans them not one iota. In their beauty the dynamical add to the whole theme of nature! And sometimes geology as well:-)
Bob

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• goldyrs (11497)
• [2008-07-02 19:58]

Another stellar shot, James!Very sharp, well exposed and perfectly framed shot!
Cheers!
Goldy

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• marhowie (486)
• [2008-07-02 21:17]
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Great capture of the Night Heron James,
Excellent color, details, POV, and OOF BG depicting its natural habitat well.
Howard

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• anel (40574)
• [2008-07-02 23:14]

hello james,
Amazing to follow you from place to place all over the earth.. That makes me dream. Happy you to see this special shaped bird from the boat and to make a perfectely sharp picture! Excellent decentred composition too. Bravo
Anne

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• maurydv (36428)
• [2008-07-03 1:11]

Splendida cattura di nitticora, un airone che fotografo spesso, eccellente POV, nella composizione personalmente avrei tenuto un "bit" più bassa l'inquadratura anche se il ramo sfocato disturba leggermente, ottima nitidezza e spettacolare l'occhio rosso, belli i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• PaulH (13882)
• [2008-07-03 5:07]
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Nicely done James, how is Horia? Did he show you around at all? Really good composition here, not what i imagine Herons to look like...but then my knowledge of birds, although increasing, is still rubbish! Hoping to get over there myself next year :o) Did you go to Castle Dracul???
Paul

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• NinaM (4077)
• [2008-07-03 6:50]

What a way to travel, James, wow! I also heard that Romania is fantastic to visit and beautiful. Thanks for the great heron picture, it is superb as usual and I cannot wait to see the others! I like the pov with the branch all in perspective, leading to the heron. Subtle and efficient. Thank you James!

Francine

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• gannu (14761)
• [2008-07-03 10:03]

Hello James, Perfect focus on the eyes. Superb focus and sharp picture. Composition is just brilliant. Ganesh

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• pilonm (3321)
• [2008-07-03 12:11]

Hello James,

Very nice picture of this Black-Crowned Night Heron! Excellent POV with a nice bg surrounding him... Nice natural colors also... The only thing is that the feet are too close to the frame IMHO. I'm also wondering if a vertical composition would have been appropriate here...

Bye and TFS!

Michel (Say hello to Dracula from me ;-) )

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• joey (24909)
• [2008-07-03 13:13]

Excellent photo, James!
Pin-sharp and very detailed.
Nice n' natural colours.
Great DOF.

Well done!

Joe

p.s I hope you enjoyed your Romania trip... definately seems like you did :-)

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• horia (16656)
• [2008-07-03 14:44]

Hi James

Glad to hear you liked it so much and i really hope you will come visit us again :)
The Danube Delta is definitely a place worth spending at least a week in on its own, so plan ahead :))
Anyway, this is a lovely heron shot from you, presenting this species with excellent details and in beautiful colors.
Good composition, too, with plenty of room in front of the bird.
Looking forward for some more :)

Cheers and TFS
Horia

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• Mana (18598)
• [2008-07-04 9:50]

Hi James,
Splendid close-up shot of this beautiful Black Crowned Night Heron in a fine pose. Very impressive sharpness and colours with perfect handling of light and exposure levels. the intent of its red eye is great. Excellent DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• Alex99 (23735)
• [2008-07-04 23:06]

Hi James.
Fantastic of quality shot of a very beautiful bird. Exposure, feather reproduction, colours are superb as well as the nicer smooth colourful BG. May be cropping on the bottom is strong a little bit. My kind regards and wishes.
Alexei.