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Yellow Necked Spurfowl
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Yellow Necked Spurfowl

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted July 16, 201471 views10 comments
Taken in Meru National Park, Kenya, around sunrise.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 490 mm
F7.1
ISO 1600
1/640

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 16, 2014 at 1:22 PM
Fantastic, Ken. I like the colors and the fact that the techs look very good, but I think that you could still bring up the exposure a bit and get the colors to pop a bit more. The spurs are pretty cool. :cool: :toast:
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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 16, 2014 at 2:35 PM
Beautiful bird - more colourful than the Spurfowl we saw and a great look at those spurs.
Nice detail, pose, comp and BG - sweet!

Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 16, 2014 at 4:07 PM
What a name, If someone called me a 'yellow necked spurfowl' I can now say I know that bird. The larger image looks great with some very nice detail and subtle colors coming through, way to go.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 16, 2014 at 5:20 PM
What a cool species Ken, love the colors on the face and nice comp. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Tjie Poo on July 16, 2014 at 7:45 PM
Gorgeous shot Ken ! Nice details and beautiful colors ! :toast:
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 16, 2014 at 11:05 PM
Nice presentation Ken...wish the light was a bit better...looks like the sun wasn't quite still over the horizon or it was an overcast day. Nothing you can do about that, but think maybe an increase in the exposure might add a bit more punch.
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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 17, 2014 at 12:17 AM
Excellent shot in very early light; you can certainly see how the species got its name.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 17, 2014 at 3:07 AM
Thanks everybody for your kind comments which are much appreciated :toast: :toast:
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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM
Nice one, Ken. Excellent pose, nice detail and a good perch. I love the slightly textured bg.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2014 at 8:13 AM
Great detail Ken, really like the alert pose
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