Gallery: AvianPosted June 7, 201538 views3 comments
Well at least that is what I think it is.
Not the greatest perch or background, but I had never seen one of these before.
Taken in Southern Serengeti, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
200- 400 mm F4 at 519mm
F7.1
ISO 400
1/640
EV + 0.67
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3 comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 7, 2015 at 5:46 PM
Nice job on the exposure here, Ken. I agree the bg is a pain, but the bird stands out nicely.
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Comment posted by Neil Rossmiller on June 8, 2015 at 11:06 AM
Interesting find, Ken.
A lot of tuff elements to consider. The tree trunk helps the Cuckoo stand out, but doesn't help much compositionally with the upper right hand corner being so stark by comparison to the lower left. If you have any room, you might consider bringing the bird up higher in the frame. There also seems to be a cyan shift that could be corrected with a slight temperature shift.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 9, 2015 at 3:45 AM
Dennis and Neil.
Thanks for your comments and suggestions, which are much appreciated
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3 commentsNice job on the exposure here, Ken. I agree the bg is a pain, but the bird stands out nicely.
Interesting find, Ken.
A lot of tuff elements to consider. The tree trunk helps the Cuckoo stand out, but doesn't help much compositionally with the upper right hand corner being so stark by comparison to the lower left. If you have any room, you might consider bringing the bird up higher in the frame. There also seems to be a cyan shift that could be corrected with a slight temperature shift.
Dennis and Neil.
Thanks for your comments and suggestions, which are much appreciated