Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted August 2, 2016315 views11 comments

Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill,
Transfrontier Park, S Africa

D800
500mm
1/800 sec, f/8
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
ISO: 320
AF mode: AF-C
White balance: AUTO1+2
Flash: Off
hand-held through car window (not allowed to get out of car in the parks)
A few branches cloned out to clean up.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on August 2, 2016 at 9:45 PM

Great shot, Sandy. Wings all opened and ready for flight, with super detail. cool

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 2, 2016 at 10:47 PM

Nice detail and I love the raised wing pose, Sandy.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 3, 2016 at 10:27 AM

Like the wing position on this one. Well done.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on August 3, 2016 at 11:17 AM

HI Sandy
One of the really nice thing about Nature Photographers, you get to share photograph of bird from around the world.
Nice work .
Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 3, 2016 at 8:36 PM

You captured a great pose here, Sandy. A great look at this beautiful Hornbill. Nice job on the exposure. The blacks and whites both look great.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 4, 2016 at 10:29 AM

Sandy: there's beautiful detail especially when viewed large. The pose, with its wings flared and open beak is excellent. Congrats! Richard

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 5, 2016 at 9:18 PM

Love the pose (and wings) in this one Sandy. Techs looks spot on as well. Great work!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 6, 2016 at 11:16 AM

Great wings position and wonderful details!
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 10, 2016 at 7:55 PM

Congrats on the WP Sandy-a very nice capture of this unique bird.

Registered on August 12, 2009, 544 Posts, 2414 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 10, 2016 at 9:01 PM

Awesome image Sandy. Glad someone is getting to travel extensively. Great to see birds I've never seen and the image is technically and artistically perfect.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on August 11, 2016 at 8:54 AM

Congratulations on the multiple Weekly Picks. You're work has been exceptional!

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