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Early morning light in the Pilanesberg nature reserve. Usually on this this perch, we would see a kingfisher beating his fish - notice all the left over scales. Something different from one of my favourate birding spots.
Canon 50D
100-400 @ 400mm
1/1600
F/5.6
ISO 800
Exp Comp +0.33
Hand held
Stu, terrirific iridescence captured.....and about the BG..well...what can be said? stunning. eye color matching with the color in BG is superb stuff.
killer bg,eye contact!!!
Stuart, Beautiful, beautiful BG colors, nice pose and I like the explanation of the perch.
A real beauty Stuart! I like the BG and eye on this one.
Lovely pose and BG, Stu. Did you do any BG blurring? - the far end of the perch looks a little funky.
Thanks Tony. I can see where you mean. I processed this a while ago, but didnt have to do any thing to the BG. It doesnt look right does it. ( drove past Rigel Ave this afternoon - brought back memories ;) )Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony Whitehead
Cheers, Stu. Finally got around to printing and framing my favourite GK, PK and MK from the day - fond memories:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuart Bowie
Man, the bird's plumage against the BG's warm tones is fabulous. Love the feet and the eye! Head maybe turned a bit too much - I wonder if the light caught the lower part of face nicely when turned less. Awesome image in any case.
Thank you all for the kind words. Always appreciated.
Fantastic stuff..Light and BG are awesome bud
