Southern Ground Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted September 1, 201773 views5 comments

On our latest trips these hornbills seemed to have developed a new tactic of running away, but this one did not move to quiclky!
Taken in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania.
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/1250

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on September 1, 2017 at 10:54 AM

Nice capture of this fellow., Ken The iridescent colors on the back are nice.

Just a general comment here. Today, I took the opportunity to look back through Ken's NPN images and enjoy his body of work. I don't think there is an NPN member who has been to as many places and photographed as many different species as Ken. The sheer number and diversity of his images is incredible. I would encourage everyone to look back at Ken's images. My hat's off to you Ken. I hope you keep traveling and keep sharing your images for a long time.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 1, 2017 at 6:14 PM

A nice over-the-shoulder head turn, Ken. Excellent job on the exposure and saturation of the reds.

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Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on September 2, 2017 at 2:12 PM

Hi Ken
You find the greatest bird to photograph, nice work.
Peter

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

Comment posted by David Bogener on September 2, 2017 at 4:51 PM

He gave you a nice head turn/eye contact pose. Good detail in the blacks. The OOF spot along the bottom of the frame is a minor nit. Not certain if there is a good way to deal with it?

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 4, 2017 at 3:30 AM

Thanks very much for your comments.
Jerry,
Thanks very much for your"plug"
David,
I must confess I did not notice this I will try the de-saturation button in PS

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