Cape Weaver

Gallery: AvianPosted December 10, 201068 views5 comments

Cape Weaver shot at Addo NP, RSA.

Pentax K200D
Sigma 50-500 @310 mm

1/1500 sec, F9.5
ISO 800
Monopod used
Basic tweeking for exposure, contrast and sharpening

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Roger Leekam on December 10, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Excellent feather detail, background and expression. Wonder if it would benefit from a slight crop at the top.

Registered on May 28, 2009, 83 Posts, 646 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 10, 2010 at 5:09 PM

Nice clean image. Great background and perch.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 10, 2010 at 7:25 PM

Lovely bird, Nico. Very well captured: we have a nice clear view of the bird and thee is a slight head turn towards us. The background is great. The perch is not very exciting but does its job well.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Nico Henning on December 11, 2010 at 12:23 AM

Thanks for the kind comments all. Jim, the reason for the high ISO here was that it was quite a windy day, and I needed the high speed as the branches were moving around a bit. (My lens isn't very fast!)
Nico

Registered on December 6, 2010, 12 Posts, 9 Comments

Comment posted by Joe James on December 12, 2010 at 9:15 PM

Nicely done Nico! Only think I'd do is crop a bit off the top but that's it....rest is great as is.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments