Grey Lourie

[Stu Bowie]

There are more than just Kingfishers in the Pilanesberg National Park, so when this Grey Lourie was having a good stretch, I couldnt resist a few shots. Of course, the tail being behind the perch isnt ideal, but hopefully the extended wing makes up for it. The BG is a distant mountain in early morning light.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 400mm F/2.8 +1.4 TC = 560mm
1/1600
F/7.1
ISO 800

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely pose and details. great BG too

[keith mitchell]

Stuart it's a different pose that I like ,bird is nice and sharp and the b/g is superb.

Keith.

[Allen Sparks]

Hi Stuart,

Great pose well captured. Nice background too. I like the perch too moving up and out of the frame on the left.

Allen

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Classic bushveld scene with good detail. Well done.

[gail bisson]

Hi Stuart,
I really like this one! You have captured the color perfectly for this bird.
Great light and as always a great BG from Pilanesberg. Fun pose with a nice curve line,
Gail

[sasan nejadi]

nice shot , intresting pos and nice BG..... good detail

[Lorant Voros]

I like the color combination in this frame, the bird and the BG. Good detail indeed, though I'd sharpen it a bit less. Very nice, Stu.

[Grace Scalzo]

I like the pose and the color palette here. Nicely done.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Stu, excellent work.

TFS
Steve

[Stu Bowie]

Thank you all so much for the feedback everyone.

[Behin Nazemroaya]

Hi Stuart
Such a unique pose. Great shot.
Congrats

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Absolutely nailed it, Stu. This is one of my favorites of your images. Killer light, details, pose and comp. Love the clean bg.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Stu very nicely captured Lourie , with an unusual pose of the bird . Like the detail and overall IQ , very nice work all around .

TFS Andreas

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Super shot Stu. Love the IQ, the pose and details. Very nicely done.

[Robert Kimbrell]

What a super pose. Fine IQ and a super background, Well done Stuart.

[christopher galeski]

What can I add,its all been said,great image,well done.

[Binu John]

Excellent work, Stu! The pose and IQ looks great. Love the exposure, BG and composition. TFS

[Pao Dolina]

Such drama! I like it