Gallery: AvianPosted March 24, 201686 views8 comments
Just a straightforward portrait of this common bird, taken in Savute Botswana
EOS 5DS
200-400 mm F4 at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/3200
Comments
8 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 24, 2016 at 8:28 AM
Really nice, Ken. I like the background and the termite mound.
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 24, 2016 at 2:54 PM
That is a beauty Ken, great light and the termite mound adds a lot. I am not much of a cloner but I would be tempted to either crop or clone out the ouf of focus branch in the lower left corner, sweet shot!
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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on March 24, 2016 at 4:18 PM
Really nice profile shot of this "common" bird Ken. The details are sharp and the comp is right on! I agree with Nate regarding the oof object in the left corner. Super shot!
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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 24, 2016 at 5:22 PM
Ken-these guys seem to like the termite mounds, I have several captures of them perched in the same fashion.
Nice techs, and a clean background to show this common, but very cool hornbill.
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Comment posted by Ken Archer on March 26, 2016 at 12:20 AM
"Simply" a beautiful portrait of this great looking hornbill. Sweet light, great perch and a complimentary background too.
Sweet One ken
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Comment posted by John Robinson on March 26, 2016 at 5:12 AM
Nice one Ken. Great BG and I love birds on rocks !!
Great stuff
John
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 26, 2016 at 8:37 AM
Thanks for the comments, I chose to darken the OOF grass in the bottom left corner, as to my eyes it did not seem to distracting.
I would normally prefer to crop to a vertical
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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 27, 2016 at 7:34 AM
Love the light you had Ken. Good techs, clean BG and the termite mound perch works nicely.
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8 commentsNice techs, and a clean background to show this common, but very cool hornbill.
Sweet One ken
Great stuff
John
I would normally prefer to crop to a vertical