This is one of my favourite Spurfowls, and Ive always wanted to capture this type of image - posed in the open - but unfortunately not in a calling pose. I was however fortunate to have this part of the tree, free of foliage, and here in SA, we dont have thinner perches, as seen on most of my images. This was captured in the nature reserve close to my house in early morning light, a few weekends ago.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8 +2X TC = 600mm
1/2500
F/8.0
ISO 640
Stu it is a very pleasant image, well focused etc........ I know now you are sensing a "but" and that is you have really set the level so high - nothing wrong with it but I am sorry to say buddy just not of the same calibre as your usual submissions. I may be out on a limb here so for goodness' sake don't take it personally
I'm glad you got the shot you were looking for here. The bird just looks a little lonelly and lost out there on the limb, but maybe that's just what you wanted to get. Would you consider a tighter crop to make the perch a little less the center of focus? Lovely reds on the spurfowl, I'd like to see a bit closer in.
That spur is bout as big as a limb and i must agree, the bird is so wonderful, it really make me want to see more and the limbs just dominate. Perhaps a tighter crop, losing the base lateral limb to the left??? great looking bird!
Hey Stu, I bet that 'perch' took a bit of setting up .
I think I prefer the OP, although I might just remove the small 'white' spots. Nice you have the look back and caught the catchlight too. I also like the fact the branch is on a diagonal line and leads to the corner, I wonder if you then need to come in on the LHS?
Swainson's Spurfowl.
This was captured in the nature reserve close to my house in early morning light, a few weekends ago.
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