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Ardeola ralloides


Ardeola ralloides
Photo Information
Copyright: Cristian Goga (crs) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400 D, Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM, 67mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-26 10:19
Viewed: 602
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lake Gorgova is one of the biggest in Danube Delta. Around it there are many others, smaller but very beautiful. These lakes have shallow water and most of their surface is covered by floating water plants. Lakes are crossed and connected by small channels hardly letting you pass with motor boat. On and under the floating plants is living a great variety of creatures. Even birds can be seen walking or hunting on the leafs of Water Lily.

Passing on such a channel I saw a bird being occupied with a recently caught frog. The bird was dropping the frog and taking it again in its beak. It looked like a cat playing with a mouse. It was a Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides).

The bird was not attentive to the boat so I probably could get close to it but there were the water plants stopping me. Even so I decided to take some photos with the Squacco Heron in its natural environment.

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2916 W: 34 N: 8651] (32250)
  • [2008-09-26 10:26]

Hi Cristian. . A good picture of the Heron with the frog. You have fine detail and natural colours. The lush green leaves make for a good BG. well done TFS.

Nick..

Have a good week end.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 56 N: 4759] (16364)
  • [2008-09-26 10:39]

Hello Cristian,
Great moment and great timing. Excellent beautiful natural colours and fantastic sharpness. POV and composition are marvelous.
Regards,
Siggi

Hi Cristian. An interesting and good shot with the frog in the bill. It gives action to the photo. Fascinating compact green mass of vegetation on the water surface.
Thank you, Hans.

Hi Cristian, a great timely and documentary shot of this beautiful heron and poor frog:). Wonderful compositon, great details and nice POV. Many thanks for sharing this.
Have a nice weekend my friend!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Cristian.
Marvellous picture!
Great capture of this bird fisher!
The composition is very interesting!
Fine colours, sharpness and details.
Congratulations and TFS this beauty.
José Roberto

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 469 W: 60 N: 947] (3016)
  • [2008-09-26 22:01]

Hi Cristian,

The thumbnail gives one absolutley no clue what a treat is in store here...a wonderful shot showing the hreon in natural settings.
Superb colours so natural of the channel...water plants and weeds add a dynamic element to the scene.
The bird looks quite attentive to its prey and the action is well picked up.GOod details.

I wonder whether you could try a crop of the shot on the original shot to get a closer look of the heron.I tried a workshop in this shot, but i think you have already resized it for TN and hence cropping gets noisy and hence did not upload.


TFS for sharing.
Cheers
Silpa

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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-09-27 0:27]

Hi Cristian
very nice composition
very good sharp and detail
well done.

  • Great 
  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3824 W: 190 N: 11393] (35107)
  • [2008-09-27 6:40]

Hello Cristian,
A fine shot of a squacco Heron with a captured frog taken from a great POV with excellent sharpness and well composed among the lily pads that make a fine BG.
TFS this nice image both of the bird and its habitat.
Have a good weekend,
Ivan

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 4 N: 3262] (14691)
  • [2008-09-27 23:54]

Hello Cristian, Very nice shot and with clarity. Well focused. Ganesh

Hi Cristian,

great shot and just the good moment.
Nice pov and composition.

Gert

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1169 W: 1 N: 5208] (17609)
  • [2008-09-28 22:05]

Hi Cristian,
Splendid image of this heron and his lunch, captured beautifully in his natural surroundings. Thank you for sharing Cristian.
Rick

Cristian,

Very good low POV. I like your composition, DOF, sharpness of the subject, detail and clarity of the image and the Lighting.
TFS,
Sheriff

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  • anel Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1726 W: 0 N: 3927] (15770)
  • [2008-10-01 5:57]
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Hello Cristian,
You caught the Heron in the right moment! Very natural and fine picture. This Danube Delta area seems to be particulary rich in different bird species. I never was there, but seeing pictures from this region makes me think about going once there.
Thamks and best regards
Anne

Buen enfoque y tonalidades. Lo que más valoro yo en esta toma es el hábitat que tan bien plasmas como acompańamiento. Un excelente trabajo.
Saludos: J. Ignasi.

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  • eliz Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 167 W: 22 N: 269] (1535)
  • [2009-01-18 21:42]

excelenta captura. nu stiu cum de mi-a scapat.

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