Southern Yellow Billed Hornbill

1D MKIII
100-400
AV f9
TV 1/800
ISO 400

Been absent from the Avian forum for a while... Crits always appreciated!

Dumay,

Nice to see you here in the Avian forum! This is a very clean, and well executed portrait. Nice choice of aperture to get an ideal depth of field.

I would like to see a touch more contrast, for added punch.

Miguel

Excellent portrait, I love the curve of the bill and how it fits in the frame. Have you tried a b&w version of this?

Nice bird, sharp, nice BKGR, nice image design. Looks pretty darned good to me.

Dumay - fantastic detail (love the lashes), color and pov. Creamy bokeh sets it off nicely. Very well done!

TFS,
Rachel

Excellent portrait, and I like the head tilting upwards a bit. There is a patch of feathers that look sharper than the rest (near the cheek)...not sure why.

Hi Bud, lovely portrait, and you cant go wrong with capturing oodles of detail on these guys - eyelashes and all. I feel you have comped this nicely, just enough space all round.

I havent had a chance to get one of these guys for a while - fun capturing images of them.

Hope the rain hasnt washed you away in your 'new home'. :w3

Hi Dumay, great to have you back here. Super portrait, love the composition and crop. Great detail as well, sharpness and a beautiful BG....nicely done Bud.

Excellent close up shot!
Very nice background, nice soft light, excellent details, and terrific comp.
Very well done.

Great shot, love that you can even see the cracks in his beak and the eyelash shadows on his eye.

Lovely image Bud, great detail and feather definition, great colours and well exposed

I like the eyelash shadow. Nice portrait, Dumay.

Fantastic portrait of a cool looking species, Dumay. Details, bg, pov, comp all look great to me. Would change anything.

Excellent portrait with superb sharpness and great IQ.Love the colors and shadows of eyelids on the eye.
Beautiful BG and nice composition too.

Regards,
Satish.

very nice head shot, great light and details

Thanks folks!

Excellent detail here Dumay great exposure and bg as well.