Feathers!

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 30, 201561 views4 comments

After following this old female over a few days, we eventually found her first thing in the morning actually doing something. In this case she has just caught a Francolin and is busy eating it.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 306 mm
F6.6
ISO 1600
1/800

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4 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 30, 2015 at 4:25 AM

Ken,

in my many trips to Africa I never managed to get a leopard photo in open surroundings and already because of that I like the image. Technically it looks great, a lot of details. I may think of using another white balance to give the image warmer colors.

I am pretty sure you have images with the francolin in her mouth, isn't it ?

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 1, 2015 at 1:21 PM

Neat action, Ken. It makes a smile! How about upping brightness levels a touch?

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on December 1, 2015 at 9:38 PM

Love the behavior here Ken. Very cool image. I do think it seems a little dark overall ot me. I might increase the exposure a little and add some warmth back to the image.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 3, 2015 at 5:25 AM

Thanks everbody, she was in the shade behind a bush, but you are probably correct in saying it could be a little lighter.

Cay-Uwe,
No shots of the catch as it was inside the bush, we could certainly hear it,

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