Pin Tailed Wyhdah

[Stu Bowie]

This was taken back in January this year when I went to go and shoot some aquatic birds. Well it turned overcast, and as there werent any ducks or geese to shoot on the water, I went to the back of the hide and found these guys fluttering about the grasslands. Taken at Marievale, south of Johannesburg. The BG is as shot, OOF grassland.

Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1250
F/6.3
ISO 800

Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held

[Ken Watkins]

Stuart,

This is a beauty you have a much better BG than mine and soft light, I am afraid I only have sky or distant mountains, I realy need a ladder:D

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful bird, I love that tail, loved the pose captured and nice BG here Bhai...

[James Salywoda]

Stunning Image!!! Such a beautiful bird and that sweet.

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Stuart , nice one of this little guy, like the pose, light and exposure against that background.

[Katie Rupp]

Nice wingsdown position, lots of detail and beautiful bg for this unique bird; nicely done, Stuart.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

this is one heck of a bird. Perfect angle in this shot. Bg is as good as it gets. Well done...this is terrific.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the feedback and comments. Always appreciated.

[denise ippolito]

Stuart, That BG and tail really stand out as great!! Nice sharp details too!!:)

[Arno Ellmer]

Exceptional capture ,Stu ! Beautiful posture and bg !

[Joerg Rockenberger]

Fantastic background and pose of the bird. Perhaps the blacks in the head could be a bit lighter... Great job. JR

[Bhushan Dalvi]

Stuart, great capture. Love the tail. The BG is beautiful. I wish the head had not merged with the wings.

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all for the kind words.