Friends

Gallery: AvianPosted June 22, 2017134 views9 comments

This is my favourite African bird, not seen to often in the areas we visit. Fortunately we found this pair in Northern Mara, Kenya.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 513 mm
F 7.1
ISO 800
1/2000
The smaller version has to much blue?

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on June 22, 2017 at 7:31 AM

Great natural behaviour shot Ken- especially looking at the big one. A little more on the bottomm would be nice but no big deal.
John

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on June 22, 2017 at 9:24 AM

Love the interaction you captured here. I too long for a bit more room on the bottom. I also think it is a bit dark. I took the liberty of changing the exposure slightly. See what you think.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on June 22, 2017 at 10:38 AM

These are certainly beautiful birds and you captured them in an interesting pose. The colors and detail look good.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on June 22, 2017 at 1:19 PM

Hi Ken
The smaller posting may look dark, but the larger posting show the exposure is correct. Nice work.
Peter

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Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on June 22, 2017 at 3:39 PM

Beautiful birds, and I just love the interaction with each other. Nicely done, Ken.

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Comment posted by Jim Hansen on June 22, 2017 at 4:59 PM

Nice one Ken. This is a really beautiful species. I have seen some of these in animal parks here in California, but how great to see and photograph them in the wild. Good depiction of their affectionate behavior. The large version does seem much better than the small one as far as color and exposure.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on June 22, 2017 at 11:18 PM

Wonderful poses and good detail, Ken. I agree about the blue looking too intense. It also looks like your focus may have been on the body of the near bird and the heads look just slightly softer than the bodies, so you might give them a touch more sharpening.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on June 23, 2017 at 4:23 PM

I can see why they are your favorite, Ken. They are beautiful birds. I really like the interaction that you have captured.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 29, 2017 at 3:54 AM

Thanks for your comments and suggestions devil

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