Spot Breasted Lapwing

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted October 1, 201552 views7 comments

Endemic to the Ethiopian Islands, this one was found on the Sanetti Plateau in Bale Mountains National Park.

EOS 1DX

200-400 mm F4 at 560 mm

F5.8

ISO 800

1/2500

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on October 1, 2015 at 11:13 AM

Classic thirds composition. An elegantly formal bird. The soft light, OOF BG and muted colors work perfectly together here. A good body and head turn make for a complete picture. No nits. laugh

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 1, 2015 at 1:20 PM

An interesting bird, and a nice image. Soft light always helps with such contrasty plumage.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 1, 2015 at 2:03 PM

Nice low angle and superb detail, Ken. Well done.

devil

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 2, 2015 at 6:55 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated devil

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 2, 2015 at 7:38 AM

Sweet photo of this beauty in its habitat Ken. The large version is a must see. Great pose and sharp details.

A Beauty laugh

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on October 4, 2015 at 1:32 PM

Nice setting and an interesting looking bird, very well captured. Ray

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 5, 2015 at 8:43 PM

Very nice Ken. The setting is beautiful, the composition, sharpness are excellent.

May

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