Yellow-throated Longclaw

[Ian Wilson]

Captured in early morning light in the Buffalo Grass at the mouth of the Mkuze River, KZN, South Africa, 31 March 2015. Feathers a bit ruffled from preening.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4 II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held from a vehicle.
Manual, spot metering, spot AF, AI Servo, f/7.1, 1/640 sec, ISO 500.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome and appreciated. Regards,
Ian

[William Dickson]

Another great looking bird Ian from your trip to South Africa. The details, colours and sharpness on the bird look real nice against the colours of the perch and BG. I like how it is perched on the clump of grass, which shows the bird off perfectly. Well done

Will

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Wonderful image!
Nice BG and the bird really stands out and tall!
TFS

[gail bisson]

Very nice Ian.
Love the colors and the BG.
Nice perch as well and so nice to see the feet.
I could see a version with the bird moved a bit to the right but lovely as is,

Gail

[Robert Kimbrell]

A beauty Ian. Good light and background. The perch looks good and fortunate some of the foot is visible. Well done

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Stunning image Ian. Beautiful, warm light. Perfect pose, perch, bg and techs. Very well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

I an that's a cracker - well done. The only negative suggestion is one that was beyond your control and that is the dry grass going over the tail, everything else spot on.

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and suggestions - much appreciated. Warm regards, Ian.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful portrait, great pose and colors.