Marabou stork

Gallery: AvianPosted July 21, 201788 views6 comments

That's the great thing about photography, not only does it allow you to see/photograph so many different species, but also travel and visit different habitats/environments too, so nothings gets 'stale' so to speak cool

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Although the colour of their legs and feet are dark grey, the build up of excrement makes them appear almost white, hence you cannot avoid a 'clean' perch!

Thanks to those who posted or viewed the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer)
Location: Botswana
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 500f/4 MKII with 1.4x MKIII HH
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO800
Original format: Portarit, slight crop for presentation, FF width
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2017

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Shirley Freeman on July 21, 2017 at 10:31 AM

Beautifully captured, Stephen. Great detail in the feathers, and wonderful composition.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 21, 2017 at 2:32 PM

Thank you Shirley, however they are perhaps not the most beautiful looking species, but they do have a vital roll to play.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on July 21, 2017 at 4:02 PM

A good example of where looking up at a bird works,,,

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 21, 2017 at 10:49 PM

Nicely done, Steve. Exposure looks spot on and the detail is excellent.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on July 22, 2017 at 3:16 AM

Thanks guys.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on July 25, 2017 at 6:33 PM

A techki perfect stork pic but I am afraid does not exactly exite me. Seen so many similar pics I will not say its boring
Case of being in the right place perhaps.
I wonder what it would cost for me to get a shot like this. And I still need a good Dunnock Pic.
JR

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