White-browed Coucal portrait

[Ian Wilson]

Captured in Tarangire NP, Tanzania, 6 April 2015.

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, 1/800 sec, ISO 1600.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome and appreciated.
Kind regards, Ian.

[Jim Crosswell]

The composition really shows the white brow and beautiful red eye well. Great feather detail and BG. Very well done Ian.

[Grace Scalzo]

Feather detail is impressive. Interesting species , well photographed.

[adrian dancy]

A well thought out composition and capture Ian. My only (minor) criticism is the lack of texture and sense of place with the background , a fact beyond your control. Nice work.

[keith mitchell]

Think I might have seen these birds on Magnetic island Queensland, detail and feather texture looks excellent, sits well on that nice clean bg.very nice job Ian.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent portrait with superb plumage details.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ian Wilson]

Think I might have seen these birds on Magnetic island Queensland, detail and feather texture looks excellent, sits well on that nice clean bg.very nice job Ian.

Hi Keith, thanks for your kind comments. This is Centropus superciliosus. The species you saw on Magnetic Is was the Pheasant Coucal, Centropus phasianinus, with the long pheasant-like tail. Warm regards, Ian.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Lovely image, Ian. You have shown me a very interesting bird I did not know. Thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

A new one for me too. Great feather detail and good comp. Well done.

[William Dickson]

Love it. Lovely details and sharpness. The expression on the face and the neck feathers are very nice. Well done Ian

Will

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your feedback. Warm regards, Ian.