African Darter

Gallery: AvianPosted November 27, 2011158 views14 comments

Taken from a drifting boat on Lake Kariba, Matisadona National Park, Zimbabwe, 19th September 2010

EOS iD MkIV

500mm F4 Is hand-held

F5.6, ISO 800, 1/1000, E +1

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on November 27, 2011 at 5:07 AM

Beautiful: the details, colours, the pose, the background - just fantastic. And I love these birds and the anhingas, their American relatives. Thank you for sharing

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Comment posted by William Bickle on November 27, 2011 at 8:38 AM

Hello Ken

Beautiful light , clean background, striking pose.

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on November 27, 2011 at 8:39 AM

Hello Ken

Beautiful light , clean background, striking pose.

TFS

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on November 27, 2011 at 9:18 AM

Wonderful colours and pose of the subject.

D&L

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on November 27, 2011 at 1:01 PM

A killer shot indeed- Awesome quality of light, fantastic pose and excellent detail on subject- The BG is beautiful as well- My best congrats, fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 27, 2011 at 7:33 PM

I like the light on the entire bird and you got the pose to make the best of it Ken. Nice background and your DOF worked well. Really like the colors in the bird that go so well with the upper background.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 27, 2011 at 8:59 PM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments, they are much appreciated.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Suzanne Huot on November 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM

Superb pose and detail ,Beautiful clean background with wonderful light.what more could one ask for .

Registered on December 28, 2010, 32 Posts, 240 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 27, 2011 at 9:32 PM

Razor sharp ideal depth of field and a fine capture. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 28, 2011 at 4:01 PM

Wonderful wing and tail spread display so that you can really appreciate the feather colors and patterns, nice job getting this, drifting boat and hand held, way to go, well done.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 28, 2011 at 10:31 PM

Suzanne, Jim and Jum,

Thanks very much for your kind comments, they are much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 8, 2012 at 9:48 AM

Great in all aspects.

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Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on January 8, 2012 at 6:36 PM

I love the colors in this photo. Are the colors in the wings a reflection of the background or are they simply the same. It is a stunning image.

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 13, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Jerry and Patrick,

Please excuse my late response, I have just returned from 3 weeks in Botswana.

Thanks very much for your comments

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments