Crested barbet

Gallery: AvianPosted November 22, 201393 views3 comments

Kruger National Park, South Africa

First post here. Not my usual subject nor gallery, but there he (she) was, so here I am.

Raw file processed in LR5, with TK resize/sharpening for web.
Canon T3i, 1/640 s, f/5.6, ISO 400, EF 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm, CPL, HH, cropped

Seeking any and all advice and comments. Thanks in advance.

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Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 22, 2013 at 7:30 PM

A wild looking bird, Ronald. Welcome to the Avian Gallery. The focus and exposure look excellent and the pose of the bird isn't bad. All the intervening vegetation does distract somewhat from the bird, but it would take a really major clean-up effort to get rid of enough of it to help. A solid first avian post-watch out, it's addictive.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on November 23, 2013 at 1:03 AM

You made the best of what the bird gave you. Can't do better than that. Nice bird, too. The cobwebs are a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on November 23, 2013 at 7:31 AM

That is certainly one of the stranger and also cooler looking birds I have seen. It looks similar to a woodpecker. I like the photo even though the perch is pretty funky looking but then again nature is often untidy.

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