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Ken Watkins
10-02-2011, 04:35 AM
Taken in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, 5th September 2010.

EOS 1D MkIV

500mm F4 IS hand held from open game viewing vehicle

F7.1, ISO 800, 1/2500
Arthur Morris
10-02-2011, 08:16 AM
Fantabulous topside view. Was the bird leaving the bush that we see in the frame or was he just flying by it?
Ken Watkins
10-02-2011, 08:35 AM
Art,

Thanks for your kind comment, the answer to your question is just leaving. This made it a lot easier for me:bg3:
Arthur Morris
10-02-2011, 08:40 AM
YAW; you coulda themed it :w3
Dumay de Boulle
10-02-2011, 09:02 AM
Very nice, great wing position and nice detail...Light and BG are great...Bit of noise visible in the wings but not a deal breaker.
Mark Wiseman
10-02-2011, 09:08 AM
Well done Ken,
A fabulous image. I like everything!!! I wish I had such an image!!!
:cheers:
Herb Houghton
10-02-2011, 09:20 AM
Ken, this is just plain awesome. I love the soft light, great BGD, bright eye and is that prey in the beak ? Congrats on a fine image.
gail bisson
10-02-2011, 09:54 AM
This is superb. I love the browns topped off by the orange beak. No nits from me,
Gail
Chris Kotze
10-02-2011, 10:38 AM
Super angle captured and I like the open wings.
Mital Patel
10-02-2011, 11:29 AM
amazingly beautiful shot ken.
super sharp image. really enjoying the beauty of bird here.
arash_hazeghi
10-02-2011, 11:44 AM
awesome pose, light and excellent details
Kiran Poonacha
10-02-2011, 01:20 PM
Great pose captured here Ken... Beautiful light and setting.. :cheers:
Nico Steenberg
10-02-2011, 01:57 PM
Super pose and sharp details with a killer bg. What a shot !!!
Ken Watkins
10-02-2011, 10:50 PM
Thanks everybody for your kind coments, much appreciated. No great technique here just good luck "right place , right tine"
Harshad Barve
10-02-2011, 11:23 PM
Ken ,

This can be best of your avian image ( at-least which I have seen )
super pose , BG , IQ and light , big congrats
TFS
Raymond Lee
10-03-2011, 12:40 AM
Really great theme shot! Really great background. Love the lighting and details on the bird!
Jim Crosswell
10-03-2011, 11:08 AM
A real beauty Ken! I like the wing position, details, composition and BG.
Stu Bowie
10-03-2011, 02:11 PM
Great timing Ken, and I like the placement in the frame. Good DOF, sharp, and the BG compliments the Hornbill nicely. You have been turning out some excellent work Ken.
Ken Watkins
10-04-2011, 01:13 AM
Thanks for your comments much appreciated:cheers: