Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill

[Dumay de Boulle]

1D MKIII
100-400
AV f9
TV 1/640
ISO 200
Aperture and CS5

Crits appreciated:S3:

[Ken Watkins]

Dumay,

This in my humble opinion is brilliant, the POV is exceptional as is everything else.

A totally different perspective

[Ofer Levy]

Excellent shot! Shooting angle is a tiny bit too low IMO as too much of the FG is oof.

[rajojomanik]

What Ken said.... brilliant.

Love the colours, especially the contrast between b&w and yellow. Tack sharp and nice low angle.

[Jack Breakfast]

A loveable look at an amazing beast! I love the low angle here, it's as though this ancient monster is coming out of a dream. A nightmare, I guess...

[Rachel Hollander]

Dumay - this is incredible! Definitely one of my favorite of your images. Great IQ and techs. Congrats on this one.

TFS,
Rachel

[Frank Schauf]

Great picture, nice deep shooting position and great eye contact.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Mate, I like your thinking on capturing this angle, and just love the concentrated stare of the HB. I like the how the HB pops from the surroundings, and the hint of blue in the upper BG adds nicely.

[Joe Senzatimore]

Just STUNNING!!!! Very dynamic and dramatic.:cheers:

[Karl Egressy]

Great looking bird well photographed. The low angle worked very well here.

[Wynand van Wyk]

O wow! Stunning image captured here! Love that angle and the exceptional detail.

Very well done!

[gail bisson]

This is excellent Dumay.
I love the unusual POV of this bird.
IQ is excellent and I love the composition.
Might take a bit off the bottom to get rid of some of the OOF foreground and add back the same amount at top of frame.
Gail

[HadiAnsari]

The bird's eyes is too harsh
Your efforts are commendable.
thank you

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for the comments folks... I have to say I like this one a lot. Ofer and Gail I tried your suggestions let me know what you think.

[Mike Milicia]

Lots of "in your face" visual impact here along with a great dose of personality ... love it!

With respect to crop, something in between the two for my taste.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Awesome Dumay, just love the low angle well done.

[gail bisson]

Hi Dumay,
Love the repost!
Gail

[Charissa]

Brilliant detail, IQ and pose. Great image.

[PhilCook]

This is definitely where " big in the frame " works a treat, stunning detail and what a character, OK so I wish we could see his feet, but I see that as a very minor nit pic.....love it.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Dumay! I like the low angle, IQ, details and BG. I would crop somewhere between the two.

[Peter Seidel]

Brilliant detail. Not sure if I would change anything. Perhaps a very slight contrast adjustment (up) on the bird, but I don't think it needs it. The low angle works well too.

Pete

[Tom Rambaut]

I like the original crop. The bird inthe repost has more punch. What was this bird doing?

Love the low aspect and the detail is tops. I like the feather detail and the wear detail on the beak. TFS.

[Steve Zamek]

I love the intimate view of this incredible bird made possible by your low angle. Nice DOF. Simple, but powerful image.

[Satish Ranadive]

As said by Ken and Rachel, "Brilliant and Incredible"shot.
Love the pose and great great details,sharpness and colors.

Satish.

[Doug Brown]

Strong image Dumay! Like this one a lot!

[Melissa Groo]

Dumay, this is a remarkable image. I love everything about it. Really something different, and completely compelling.

[arash_hazeghi]

what an amazing bird. absolute perfection Dumay! I prefer the original with more room :5

[MohsenVahedipour]

Excellent shot. Like the pose & low shooting angle. TFS

[Sidharth Kodikal]

A very engaging image, Dumay. I like it a lot. Clean setting, low angle, awesome species and your signature top IQ. I definitely prefer the original comp.

[dankearl]

A reptile, the OP is about perfect for me.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Thanks for all the kind words folks!