Long-tailed Fiscal
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 640.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.
Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome and appreciated.
Kind regards, Ian.
Nice comp, clear feather detail, sharp overall. Nice shot, Ian!
Bit more room all around for me would improve this.
Mighty fine feather details and nice, sharp image Ian.
Thanks for sharing.
Very nice clean shot with loads of feather detail on the bird, good BG to set it all off, great work Ian.
Keith.
The perch is not the best but the bird and background are excellent.
I like everything going on here. Great perch, background, head angle, very sharp and detailed. Is this related to shrikes? It looks very similar to a shrike.
TFS
Geoff
Beautiful frame Ian. The detail and colours on the bird are lovely. Love the BG.
Will
Hi Ian, lovely pose, and well done on the overall exposure - you nailed those blacks. The vertical comp works well, and I like the thin forked perch.
Hi Geoff,Originally Posted by Geoff Newhouse
Thanks for your feedback. This is Lanius cabanisi. You are quite right in thinking it looks like a true shrike. In Africa, quite a few of the Lanius shrikes are called Fiscal from the Afrikaans word fiskaal meaning a public official, especially hangman.
Kind regards, Ian.
Love the pose, BG and soft light, Ian. Good job.
Tony Whitehead
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I would prefer a composition to show a little more space at the bottom but I'd still regard this as perfect portrait...nice work.
nice work Ian,good BG and perch,like the pose,detail in the feathers spot on,well done.
Thanks everyone, I really appreciate your feedback, some very helpful suggestions. Warm regards, Ian.
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