Dirty Emu after a drink

[Dan Brown]

Captured at a petting Zoo in central California with a handheld Nikon D200, Nikkor 24-120mm lens at 120mm, f8, 1/200th sec., ISO 400, auto exp mode, pattern metering mode, exp comp +.33AF mode, fill flash with SB800 -2.0 stops. PP'd in CS3, cropped from the top to reduce an empty space in the upper left, noise reduction with Noise Ninja, sharpened with Nik sharpener pro. C&C welcome.

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Dan,

What an amazing capture with amazing details and excellent flash exposure control. Lovely!

[Chris Hansen]

Dan,
I love the attention to detail and the intensity of that beautiful eye.

God bless,

Chris

[Dave Mills]

This image makes you want to study it. Nice image with strong impact.

[Lana Hays]

Dan
A terrific image.....with more detail at such a close than I can process in one look. This one keeps me coming back again..and again...and again. Well done.

[James Salywoda]

Awesome portrait Dan excellent details a beauty to look at... Thanks for sharing.

[Gus Cobos]

Excellent close up pose and in your face with an attitude look...:eek: I really like this Dan. you have razor sharp details and great color rendition. The eye is a killer...well done...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Love that crop Dan !!! About the only way to make them look good and that is using the word loosely !!! :)