gail bisson
11-30-2014, 02:05 PM
Taken at Xaro Lodge, Okavengo Delta, Botswana in densely wooded area.
This beautiful KF returns to the Delta just before the rains come to the area.
They have a wonderful, recognizable call and whenever I hear it I know I am in Botswana.
This guy did have a grey wash to the cheek area and it is not a color cast.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Halcyon-senegalensis
1DX f 600mm and 1.4x
SS 1/160 ISO 1000 F 5.6
Small crop. Usual LR sliders then to CS5 for NR on BG, cloned out an OOF branch on RHS and one on the left, reduced magenta in BG, burned the brighter green above head, DE to KF at 2 % and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail
This beautiful KF returns to the Delta just before the rains come to the area.
They have a wonderful, recognizable call and whenever I hear it I know I am in Botswana.
This guy did have a grey wash to the cheek area and it is not a color cast.
http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Halcyon-senegalensis
1DX f 600mm and 1.4x
SS 1/160 ISO 1000 F 5.6
Small crop. Usual LR sliders then to CS5 for NR on BG, cloned out an OOF branch on RHS and one on the left, reduced magenta in BG, burned the brighter green above head, DE to KF at 2 % and USM to JPEG
Comments and critiques always appreciated and learned from with thanks,
Gail