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Most Cocals are rarely seen in the open, so I was quite pleased to get this mostly out of the grass, not that it makes for a good BG.
Taken in Mikumi Naional Park, Tanzania, 2nd September 2010
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F 4 balanced on roof of pop up roof vehicle, with small beanbag.
F6.3, !SO 800, 1/5000
Hi Ken, we have one living in our garden - do you think I can see him. He lives deep in the shrubs. Super pose here, and glad he's not inter twined in the grass. Lovely red eyes these guys have.
Ken, I really liked this one. Great feather details. These sort of images always look so much better than the thumbnail :-) If mine, I'd crop a bit from left and top.
Would be interesting to see same with wider aperture...if u have one.
Very well captured Ken. I like the HA & the exposure looks perfect to me.
Great looking bird and I like the complimentary colors of the grasses; sharp with good details.
Ken , great image of a shy bird in habitat. The light is so good and IQ excelent with good sharpness, detail and colour. Not sure if it is just me but maybe a little clockwise rotation ?.
Thanks for all of the positive comments, I had thought the BG was a problem
Stuart,
It seems that we should come to your garden, all I have at the moment is pigeons plus a Pin Tailed Whydah, he is always around but moves both fast and erratically.
Kaustubh,
Unfortunately I have nothing with a shallower DOF
Pieter
Rotation, now you have said it i'm thinking
