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Northern Red Bishop
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Northern Red Bishop

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted October 25, 2014134 views11 comments
Found this whilst doing a book for Kidepo. A tiny bird that rarely sits still or comes close.
Taken in Kidepo National Park, Uganda
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4
F 7.1
ISO 800
1/2500

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on October 25, 2014 at 10:50 AM
Gorgeous bird Ken, excellent :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on October 25, 2014 at 11:01 AM
Colorful bird. The blacks on its breast look a bit muddy to me. But, a minor item. I would suggest cloning out the plant on the left. Good alert pose. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 25, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Beautifl bird and an excellent exposure. You nailed this one! Good detail in the darkest darks. :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Tjie Poo on October 25, 2014 at 8:34 PM
Excellent capture Ken ! Colors, lighting and details are stunning. I don't mind the vegetation on the left. Well done ! :toast:
Registered on December 4, 2012, 51 Posts, 511 Comments
Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 26, 2014 at 5:51 PM
What a beautiful bird.
Great image, Ken.
Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 27, 2014 at 12:10 PM
Excellent bird and photo, Ken. You got the vividness of the reds without blowing them.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by S Govindarajan on October 27, 2014 at 3:13 PM
Spectacular bird, Ken. Techs and processing are spot on. The fantastic background shows up the bird perfectly. I think this will look good with a vertical comp too. :toast:
Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on October 27, 2014 at 8:57 PM
Nice clean image Ken. I cannot comment on the colors right now...having issues with my macbook monitor after upgrading to Yosemite OS.
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 28, 2014 at 4:43 PM
He's a beauty, captured very nicely Ken :toast:
Registered on October 28, 2004, 222 Posts, 6683 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 1, 2014 at 6:48 AM
Stunning Ken - nice little perch too
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Maria Struss on November 9, 2014 at 3:07 PM
Beautiful capture and the exposure is perfect This is a great shot as is but you may want to try and crop just a tiny bit off the left just to where the leaves on the far left branch turn downward. Either way, this image is beautiful.
Registered on January 31, 2009, 3 Posts, 7 Comments