Gallery: AvianPosted July 17, 2014269 views5 comments
Kwando River, Caprivian strip
2014:05:15
D800
500mm
1/500 sec, f/10
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 320
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Comments
5 comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 17, 2014 at 9:31 PM
Lovely low angle - good exposure and the kinks in the leg and the opened bill are really nice. Would like some color behind the bird
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Marina Scarr on July 17, 2014 at 9:41 PM
Lovely bird and pose. Would have liked to see the bird a little less centered.
Registered on March 6, 2014, 11 Posts, 104 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on July 18, 2014 at 5:32 AM
A super photo Sandy.
You've captured a quintessential image of this little wader.
There's great detail thoughout, both black and white plumage is spot on and the pink of the legs is fantastic.
My only slight niggle is that the background in the upper part of the photp is a bit messy and does distract a bit.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 19, 2014 at 1:18 PM
Great pose and excellent detail, Sandy. I love the leg positions and the red eye. You've done an amazing job of listing your locations on these. Did you take really good notes or did you GPS your images?
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 19, 2014 at 1:26 PM
Dennis, Jim remembers every single place we were for every single picture. Also, we have a calendar with dates and places that we used for planning the trip, and I keep it close by. By looking at the date on the image's EXIF info, we can tell exactly where we were.
I actually intended to keep a detailed journal of all the amazing stuff we saw and did, but we were so exhausted by the time the day ended, i didn't even open the journal, let alone use it.
It took me 3 weeks to feel recovered, after we got home.
S
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comments
5 commentsYou've captured a quintessential image of this little wader.
There's great detail thoughout, both black and white plumage is spot on and the pink of the legs is fantastic.
My only slight niggle is that the background in the upper part of the photp is a bit messy and does distract a bit.
I actually intended to keep a detailed journal of all the amazing stuff we saw and did, but we were so exhausted by the time the day ended, i didn't even open the journal, let alone use it.
It took me 3 weeks to feel recovered, after we got home.
S