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Yes my Master !
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Yes my Master !

by Stu Porter

Gallery: AvianPosted April 4, 2011248 views18 comments
Marabou Stork and White Backed Vulture at Sunset, photographed in South Africa.

Canon 1DMK4
500mm
ISO 200
1/800 sec
f 8
White Balance: Kelvin @ 6250
Manual Mode

All c&c's welcome

Cheers, Stu

Comments

18 comments
Comment posted by Graham Goddard on April 4, 2011 at 5:53 PM
Now that's a bit special Stu :toast:
Registered on November 21, 2008, 66 Posts, 253 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Really like the genuflecting pose toward the proud, head up master Stu. I think the silhouette works well. If this were mine I'd work on the narrow halo around the birds and perches.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 4, 2011 at 6:23 PM
Excellent silhouette, Stu. Great composition.
:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 4, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Very unique image Stu. Great work. :toast:
Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on April 4, 2011 at 7:10 PM
Love the color! Very dramatic image!
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Gilham on April 4, 2011 at 8:05 PM
A very unique image indeed. Agree with Ron about the halos, definately worth working on.
Registered on September 20, 2009, 77 Posts, 489 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on April 4, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Stunning, I agree with the slight halo, but either way it is great!!
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 4, 2011 at 8:57 PM
Excellent comp with a perfect title. BG color look beautiful as well.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 4, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Definitely a zen experience. Super job. :toast:
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 5, 2011 at 3:18 AM
Fantastic Stu - you've got it just at the right moment

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on April 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Very cool image, Stu! Like the moment you captured. Both the comp and colors are fabulous! :toast:
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 5, 2011 at 1:55 PM
This is a really special shot Stu. The placement and positioning of the birds is wonderful and the sunset silhouette is beautiful, big congrats. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 6, 2011 at 11:49 AM
I love the silhouette! I really like the Stork's pose! Great title too :wink: .
Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments
Comment posted by Stu Porter on April 6, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Many thanks to everyone for looking and your kind and helpful comments :) cheers, Stu
Registered on March 10, 2011, 8 Posts, 58 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Wonderful silhouette with the pose and good title to go along with the image. Well seen and well done.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments
Comment posted by Lars Lentz on April 6, 2011 at 6:25 PM
Great silhouettes. I love the color orange with the black.
Registered on March 26, 2011, 42 Posts, 70 Comments
Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 6, 2011 at 11:46 PM
What an excellent caption you chose for this one Stu! I love silhouettes and this one is no exception, in fact, this one holds even more appeal to me for the simply reason I never thought I'd see an image of a Marabou Stork that would be in any way appealing, being that they are, in the full light of day, far from the most attractive birds around ;^)

Very well done my friend :^)
Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 7, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Nicely balance comp & the two look fab in silhouette. Love the storks pose..
And silhouette's a good thing here, because this specie of stork and the vulture are somewhat less than handsome in the light of day :wink:
Great work :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments