Black Crake

[Loukie Viljoen]

Taken at low water bridge on road to Nwanedzi in Kruger National Park.
Original date/time: 2004:10:17 07:23:08
Exposure time: 1/320
Shutter speed: 1/331.99
F-stop: 6.3
ISO speed: 200
Focal length: 400.0000
Exposure bias: -0.3333
Metering mode: Pattern
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Canon metering mode: Evaluative
Canon focus type: 2
Canon AF point: 0
Canon image type: Canon EOS-1D Mark II

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Love the action you captured in this image Loukie and very nice expsure on the blacks giving good detail. The only thing I would have liked is a lower angle if that had been possible. Lovely lighing too. thanks for sharing.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nice exposure, the foot shows a little bit of movement blur. Agree on a lower angle.

[Alfred Forns]

What a sweet looking bird and love those feet !!!! Agree with the lower angle !!! Excellent !!!

[Loukie Viljoen]

The angle was a problem, you had to shoot down from the car window, down to the water where they feed, you are not allowed out of the car and as soon as you get out or change the profile of the vehicle they are off, they are habituated up to a point, thank you for the kind remarks. L

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking bird and pose. Too bad you couldn't get lower.