Northern Black Korhaan

Gallery: AvianPosted March 10, 2017343 views11 comments

(Please see re-post below)

Etosha Park, Namibia
VERY tough to find these guys in the open
Also known as the White-Quilled Bustard; This is the male, in a calling (or warning?) pose.

2014:05:23 07:59:16
D800
500mm
1/160 sec, f/5.6
Mode: Av
Metering: Spot
Exp comp: -1/3
ISO: 500
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 10, 2017 at 1:26 PM

Beautifully detailed bird in a nice calling pose. There is a strong cyan caste in the whites on the bird and in the foreground grass. Easy to remove.

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

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 10, 2017 at 2:59 PM

Phil, both the blue and cyan channels are at -100. Ran them at a second time to -100 and see no difference at all.
Do others see it as well?
If so, I'll re-calibrate again - last time was 2 weeks ago, and this is supposed to be a self-calibrating monitor.
??? Thanks, if something really is wrong.
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 10, 2017 at 4:12 PM

Quite the bird, and a very nice composition and complimentary setting.

I agree with Phil about a color cast. I see it mostly along the edges of the black and white striped pattern, and I also think it is showing a bit in the grass by the rocks an it the sticks by the bird's feet.

Try the blue chanel instead of the cyan. I really don't know what this speices is supposed to look like so I can only guess at what might help.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on March 10, 2017 at 7:26 PM

I can't help you with color cast issues, but congratulations on getting this shot. Wonderful details in the bird, and wonderfully OOF background.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 10, 2017 at 9:01 PM

Ok, re-calibrated, and cyan channel taken down to -100 4 separate times.
Can see a slight difference, I think.
Thank you!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Jake Alletson on March 11, 2017 at 12:08 AM

Well done in catching this fellow out in the open. I like the second version better. Its a pity that we can't include the calls!

Registered on May 3, 2016, 12 Posts, 163 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 11, 2017 at 5:08 AM

Sandy,
Great capture of this beautiful bird, not to sure about the colour cast but I prefer the repost which seems to have a darker background.
Sound would be great!

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on March 11, 2017 at 11:17 AM

The repost did the trick - the color cast has been suppressed.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on March 11, 2017 at 5:08 PM

Terrific bird and capture, Sandy. The repost fixes any concerns I had.

You seem to have an endless supply of terrific African birdphotos.

Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 12, 2017 at 3:00 PM

Never seen this species posted before Sandy. I like the open beak and great job isolating this guy in what looks to be a challenging BG to work with.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on March 12, 2017 at 3:06 PM

before and after comparison

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