Secretarybird

[Arno Ellmer]

I have been out of circulation for a while and have not posted for a while.
In September I was very privileged to have visited the Masai Mara in Kenya.What a spectacular place !
This image was shot from a vehicle ,using a bean bag.
Canon Mk IV
500mm F4
1/1000
f/5.6
ISO 800
EC + 1/3
cropped to portrait format
All c&c welcome

[gail bisson]

This image is superb. The IQ is excellent and the whites are perfectly exposed.The composition could not be better. Love it!:5 Show us more!
Gail

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Arno, very majestic pose...very nice angle and BG. nice details. If mine, I'd move the bird a tad towards the center...I am thinking that will increase the impact of the crest.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Love it! Good exposure, colours, details, BG. I see what KD means and I agree a slight shift towards the middle would work (as posted about 1/2" more )

[Ken Watkins]

Very fine image of one of my favourite birds, to me they always have slightly quizzical look.

[Nico Steenberg]

Great detail and exposure. The bg is a killer and the crop work well.

[adrian dancy]

Amazing bird. A nice crop...I have no real issues ...I just like it.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thanks everybody for the comments.Will try a more central position as suggested.

[Chris Kotze]

Superbly captured, excellent pose and detail

[Robert Holguin]

Wow. Very nice portrait. Superb detail and composition.
Well done.

[Arno Ellmer]

Thanks for the comments,Chris and Robert. Always appreciated.