Early Morning Taxi

[Stu Bowie]

A little while back I was driving through the nature reserve close to where I live, and noticed a few Zebra's walking down the road towards me. One of them had a Cattle Egret on its back. I stopped my car and waited for the right moment, and this was the result. Taken early morning.

Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/3200
F/6.3
ISO 640

Manual exposure
Hand held from the car.

[Ian Wilson]

Wonderful opportunity you grasped here Stuart. It is one of the most interesting bird pictures I have seen for a while. Technically spot on, good composition but the oof mane keeps catching my eye. I would not for a moment suggest remove it entirely but wonder how it would look 'shaved off' a little. Regards, Ian

[Jack Breakfast]

This is splendid. Personally I quite like the mane. Those blurry vertical upstrokes do something enjoyable to my eyes.

[Moe Ali]

Fantastic shot Stuart. I wouldn't change a thing.

[arash_hazeghi]

what a ride, I wonder what's the fare :D?

[David Salem]

Great looking egret in sweet morning light with Beautiful exposure and details but the perch is what I like the best. Great shot Stuart.

[Kirk Benson]

Personally I love images like this Stuart, it is true wildlife seeing the interaction between animals we don't normally associate together... another window into nature.
I think your choice of of composition is terrific, beautiful light, and all the technical boxes are checked for me.
Excellent work in this lovely image that I really enjoyed seeing.

[sasan nejadi]

Wonderful.....nice detail and BG...TFS

[Gerald Kelberg]

Terrific shot love the expression of the Egret - not sure how far he can trust this zebra and waiting for the snacks!

Nicely exposed and great detail. Tells a great story!
Gerald

[Lorant Voros]

Very nice light and great combination on textures here. Good catch, Stu.

[Joe Subolefsky]

Now that's just a cool shot.

[Stu Bowie]

Thanks a stack for all the feedback everyone.

[Derek_Lauzon]

This is a great shot Stuart.

[mohammad reza shahab]

Beautiful light,exposure and details.very nice pose and colors.

[Marina Scarr]

Killer light and image, Stuart. Great title, too. Hope to get an opp like this one day.

[Jonathan Ashton]

That's a real pech of a shot Stu, the plumage detail is spot on. I like the background too, the OOF trees against the sky make for a beautiful soft backdrop. If you did crop the image I think it just about right, that little bit of mane acts as agood stopper.

[Binu John]

Wonderful shot, Stu! Lovely light and composition. Excellent details and the colors. Very interesting image. Well done!!