Yellow Billed Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted June 4, 2010108 views10 comments

This guy was hanging around the outdoor grill area in Pilanesberg NP, South Africa. He was very bold and when not busy preening himself was trying to steal snacks from the tourists. Comments and suggestions are very much appreciated. Thanks for looking.

Canon EOS 40D
Canon 100-400L IS @ 275MM
ISO 500, F 6.3, 1/800 sec

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 5, 2010 at 12:30 AM

A fine portrait. The unusual head position, large bill and strong color contrasts are outstanding. The background is perfect as well.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on June 5, 2010 at 12:37 AM

Excellent comp and nice detail. Good work on the whites and blacks, too. Lovely portrait.

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Comment posted by Douglas Graham on June 5, 2010 at 7:37 AM

Tech on this are perfect and the DOF really drives the viewers eye to the birds eye. Nice job here.

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on June 5, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Very nice portrait, Joseph. Really impressive! I like it.
Mauro

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on June 5, 2010 at 1:04 PM

Neat eyelashes and a good look at that craggy beak Joe. Interesting image.

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Comment posted by Joe James on June 5, 2010 at 5:49 PM

Thanks everyone! Appreciate the kind comments.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on June 5, 2010 at 6:46 PM

excellent pose and bg, Joe. I might take a little off the top. very nice.

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Comment posted by May Haga on June 6, 2010 at 9:20 AM

Great portrait. Nice to capture him while he was doing a bit of a clean-up.
May

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 6, 2010 at 12:12 PM

I really like the pose and facial detail. Would have loved a tad more dof to show off those fine feathers.. Is there an effect on this as the bill looks like it to me?

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Comment posted by Joe James on June 12, 2010 at 12:21 PM

What looks like an effect on the bill were actually parts that were chipped off and the black portion is pretty shiny. Funny thing is that I didn't even notice the eye lashes until I downloaded the photos to my computer and that's the thing I like most about this one. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Thanks again for all the kind comments.

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