Unfortunately I'm not getting much time for photography this year - but I did manage to spend two mornings in the hide at Giants Castle. Fortunately we had wind the second morning, and this magnificent specimen graced us with a visit :S3:
Stunning light and composition, love the colours, super BG and pose.... Top shot Chris love this.
06-29-2011, 01:40 PM
Kaustubh Deshpande
Chris, stunning shot...ur usual high standards. loved the pano crop, BG, HA, DOF...everything :-) good view of the beard.
06-29-2011, 03:22 PM
Grace Scalzo
way cool, Chris. Love his eye and the look you are getting. Good to see you, missed your top notch posts!
06-29-2011, 04:30 PM
Paul Lagasi
Nothing else I can say...this is a real beauty....lovely on all counts
06-29-2011, 04:52 PM
Aidan Briggs
Excellent! The pose, light, and BG, are all perfect. Well done!
06-29-2011, 06:59 PM
Charles Glatzer
Chris,
Gotta love this one. DOF is superb, and sharp as a tack.
Chas
06-29-2011, 07:02 PM
gail bisson
What a lovely image. The head angle and visible beard really take this picture to another level. The light is so nice and the details on the wings excellent. I like the layeredhorizontal repeating lines in the wings and tail that really make the pano crop work well and gives a real sense of forward motion. I would hang this one on my wall!
Gail
06-29-2011, 08:32 PM
Chad Caswell
Great shot, love the off the wing perspective, I have never seen one of these and it was a treat to see yours.
06-29-2011, 09:20 PM
Ofer Levy
Great to see you posting Chris!
Lovely image and excellent techs as per your standards.
06-30-2011, 02:24 AM
Chris van Rooyen
Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments:S3:
06-30-2011, 02:33 AM
christopher galeski
good to see you back,its all been said,great shot.thanks.
06-30-2011, 05:27 AM
Rudi van den Heever
Great level shooting angle, detail and colors Chris!:w3
06-30-2011, 09:32 AM
Glenn Bartley
Very cool! I love the angle and that crazy stare...
06-30-2011, 11:48 AM
Stu Bowie
Chris, the light looks good, and I like the overall colours and detail. Good eye contact, and soaring against a great GC BG.
06-30-2011, 02:46 PM
Dumay de Boulle
Great light and the quality of the image is outstanding. Very interesting wing position so different o the same poses we see over and over from GC...Seems like everyone wants the incoming pose with wings spread ready for landing. I think thats what makes this image more interesting. Like the more pano crop as well...Very high quality image Chris
06-30-2011, 03:18 PM
Chris van Rooyen
Thanks Dumay. I agree that GC is a great place, but there are so many top quality images of birds landing, perhaps the challenge these days is to try and be a little bit more creative (?)
06-30-2011, 03:41 PM
arash_hazeghi
excellent Chris, love the details and BG.
07-01-2011, 06:10 AM
Mark Dumbleton
Stunning Chris! Technicals handled to perfection and gotta love that GC BG!
07-03-2011, 11:18 AM
Nico Steenberg
Nailed to perfection !!!
07-04-2011, 04:30 AM
Wynand van Wyk
Fantastic light and GC bg! Love the detail. Excellent image!:S3: