Secretary Bird

[Kobus Tollig]

http://i684.photobucket.com/albums/vv208/ktol/_MG_4654.jpg
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/2000 sec, f/6.3
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 640
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Taken just outside of Johannesburg

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great light, details, composition and BG. I might clone out the two blades of grass sticking out of the head.

[Randy Stout]

Kobus:

Sharp bird, well exposed,good head position, love the crest. I thnk the crop is effective. I am not sure what is going on in the background. Did you do some post processing work there? My first thought was that there was some nasty flare that you worked around. Just curious.

Thanks for sharing.

Randy

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful capture with lovely lighting and excellent composition and detail. I agree about cloning out the blades of grass that Axel mentioned.

[Kobus Tollig]

Thx so much for the comments appreciate them lots. Thx also for showing out the grass above the head
Randy thx but I'm not sure what you talking about and I promise the only thing I did to the bg was NR. Appreciate you comment

[Randy Stout]

Kobus:

I am sorry if it came across wrong. It just looked to me that the pattern of blurr in the background was unusual to my inexperienced eye. There are so many post processing plug ins and tools that I thought perhaps something had been adjusted. It is a lovely photo.

Cheers

Randy

[Kobus Tollig]

No problem at all. Can take crit you more than welcome to say anything on my images. I still learn and can make mistakes. Just came back to give feedback but was not upset at all. I really appreciate everybodys comments bo matter what they are