Black Faced Sandgrouse

Gallery: AvianPosted October 3, 201292 views11 comments

Found this one wandering along the road in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania taken nfrom vehicle hence "look down" posture. No getting out there too many Lions!

EOA 1D MkIv

500mm F4 hand-held

F5.6, ISO 800, 1/6400

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Haffley on October 3, 2012 at 1:54 PM

Hand holding a 500mm is more than most people can accomplish and you even got an excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 3, 2012 at 5:22 PM

I like the overall monochromatic scheme and birds curious look Ken.
Excellent

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on October 3, 2012 at 9:00 PM

You see and image the most amazing things. I like the curious head turn he has given you here. Great job.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on October 3, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Nice and sharp, good details and color. I like that you have included enough of the surroundings so you can get an idea of the habitat the sandgrouse is in. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on October 3, 2012 at 10:54 PM

I like the pose and the tones of this image,

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 4, 2012 at 6:37 AM

Thanks everybody for your kind comments which are much appreciated

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 4, 2012 at 4:08 PM

Very interesting patterns and the front look with the head turn, way to go.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 4, 2012 at 7:49 PM

I like what others have liked - the similar tones in the image and the effective head turn. Nice head detail too.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 5, 2012 at 1:47 PM

You can certainly see how the species got its name; blends in very nicely. I agree with Angela: you post shots of the most amazing birds. A very nice photo, Ken.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 8, 2012 at 1:58 PM

You mean a few lions kept you from getting down low !!!! Where is your sense of adventure?

Still a lovely image.

May

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 9, 2012 at 3:24 AM

Good job in what looks like harsh light Ken - well done

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