This male bateleur greeted us almost every morning at the Cubitje Quap waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. I waited patiently for the ever illusive take-off shot, but he just mocked me every now and then, waiting for the moment I pour some coffee to take off... I got this image one afternoon a about 14:40, whilst the light was still just a tad too hard, but a good result nevertheless...
Equipment: Canon 7D and 500mm F4 L lens
Settings: 1/3200s at F4 and ISO 200
Light maybe a bit harsh but it does give the 3D look to this image which I like. Good sharpness, nice details and the ready to take off pose is a plus. Love the background as well, the OOF rock in lower right distract a bit since you have sharp in focus rock right beside it in the picture.
Wonderful take off pose, sharpness & bkgr here, Reds are not overexposed which is good. Had I been at your place, i would have tried moving a bit to the left to avoid that oof rock in the foreground.
Awesome image with a good intense look on the bird, great feather details, interesting pose with the raised wings and those brilliant red legs and face! If you have more room on the bottom I would see how it looked added back, as the bird is looking a bit down. Also if it is not against your practices, I would clone over the OOF rocks with the rocks from the left, flipped and transformed to fit the space. Lovely light brown bkgd.
Absolutely superb image.Excellent colors,details and beautiful pose.
Lovely backdrop on which bird pops up beautifully.Agree with Nancy about OOF rocks.
Kgalagadi Bateleur
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