Sinking Swamphen

Hi all

Firstly, Thanks for the new forum.


Here are a few shots of a Purple Swamphen. It was walking around on the lillypads and kept sinking. When it got a bit low it would fly to a new spot and start sinking all over again. It was great to watch.

Photos taken with 350D and Bigma

1. This is a good spot to sit.

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I like the last one. Cool looking bird, don't think I've ever seen one before..

Thanks LP

The are a comical bird.


Greats post on the no one left behind idea.

Nice series of shots, too bad the sun is in the wrong place. The last one worked out best.

I agree with others. The last one is my favorite. The direction of the sun was not ideal but i would take that shot in a heart beat. Beautiful bird.
Were you standing in the water handholding bigma when taking these shots?

I, too, prefer the last one, which is a very nice shot IMHO. The others seem a bit too contrasty due to the position of the sun, which I think detracts from them by making it harder to focus on the hen. Nothing you can do about that, though!

Thanks for the comments. The sun really was in a bad spot.
I was lying on the bank with my tripod set low for these shots.

Marty

Thanks dancinec and exerda for the comments.

I am going to go back to this spot and try again in the early hours of the day to see if i can get some better pics that dont have the harsh midday sun.

Ill post them up when i get them.

Marty