African Darter

[Chris van Rooyen]

I photographed this guy in the last rays of the sun. The light had an almost surreal quality, and lasted for less than a minute, making the the bird stand out in stark relief against the dark background of the water. I compensated for the whites in the intense glowing light by reducing the exposure by one third. (Yup, I know the head angle is not perfect:) )

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:04:12 17:09:20
Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 500mm

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I wish for a bit more head turn but I Iike the magic/warm light,composition and colors!

[Glenn Bartley]

You gotta love light like that.....nice one Chris.

[Maxis Gamez]

Gorgeous light, but I would tone it down a little bit as it looks over-saturated. The composition works for me very well!

[Aidan Briggs]

Wonderful light. I agree about toning down the saturation. Nice image!

[Neil Losin]

Killer light, no nits here.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Very striking composition and lighting. I do agree with Maxis in toning it down a tad but well composed with a lovely BG and perch. Many thanks for sharing Chris.

[SeanKP]

I love this shot as it is.That light is sublime and the overall 'feel' of the image is stunning. Congratulations Chris.

Cheers.

Sean

[Ramon M. Casares]

Superb, light is very nice and compo ais great, that perch in excellent, I would as Maxis said, tone down a bit as it does look a little over saturated. Congratulaitons!!

[James Salywoda]

Beautiful shot Chris in some very nice light a lovely comp....