Drying Off

Gallery: AvianPosted January 23, 20181,346 views6 comments

Another of the images from my Thailand trip in November. This Red-legged Crake was drying himself after taking a bath at the water hole-shot from a hide.

Kaeng Krachan, Thailand

D500
300mm f/2.8
1/160s @ f/4
ISO 2000
Gitzo w/ WimberleyII

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Hans Overduin on January 24, 2018 at 12:55 PM

. Amazing bird, Charles and the pose is a killer! The colored Crake stands out perfectly from the darkish BG. A winner ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 24, 2018 at 2:25 PM

An interesting looking bird and a great pose, Chuck. The detail in the plumage and dof are excellent.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on January 24, 2018 at 3:01 PM

Chuck, I like the comp and posture, and the motion blur of the wings gives it a sense of action. I assume that motion is part of their drying behavior. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on January 24, 2018 at 3:37 PM

Love this Chuck, such a great bird and the wing drying action with just a hint of motion is perfect. devil

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Comment posted by Charles Bell on January 24, 2018 at 6:12 PM

Anytime you can get a clear shot of a crake is a moment to remember, and to get one so with such action and detail is superb! Well done!

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 31, 2018 at 7:48 PM

This is really nice Chuck! The dark BG really helps this to pop off the page in what looks like challenging light (lack of light that is). You handled it very well!

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