Male Ostrich

Gallery: AvianPosted October 27, 201688 views7 comments

Taken at Ngweshla waterhole, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
EOS 1DX MkII
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F8
ISO 800
1/1600

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 27, 2016 at 7:33 PM

Great job on the exposure, Ken. The Ostrich pops from the bg nicely in the larger image. That tiny head on a great big bird never looks quite real.

devil

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Comment posted by David Schoen on October 27, 2016 at 10:57 PM

I'm really impressed with the size of those legs. I imagine you need to be fairly careful when you photograph a bird like this. I suppose they can be dangerous. Nice image by the way. Nice composition and really nice colors.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on October 28, 2016 at 12:23 AM

Great job with the exposure. The black feathers are gorgeous.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 28, 2016 at 10:57 AM

Good job on the blacks in that harsh light. Nice detail and habitat. But what an improbable-looking bird.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 30, 2016 at 10:35 AM

Thanks everybody, much appreciated devil

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 1, 2016 at 9:19 PM

The thing that strikes me about this photo is just how massive the legs are, the light looks harsh but you handled it well. devil

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 5, 2016 at 7:07 AM

Now that's what I call a pair of legs! Nice one Ken

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