Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill

[Loukie Viljoen]

Taken on recent trip to KNP, it is evident that their breeding colors are beginning to show

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Date/Time: 2008:10:09 08:25:29
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 640
Lens: EF300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal length: 300mm
AF mode: AI Servo AF
White balance: Auto

[Doug Brown]

What a productive trip for you Loukie. Another really nice image! A little tight in the frame top and bottom, but I like it a lot.

[Mark Schmitt]

The exposure of the bird is sterling. Would agree about the crop. All else is great. ;-)

[James Salywoda]

I agree with Dougs recommendation other then that a very pretty image....

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Loukie,
I like it as presented...love the colors and the details...:cool:

[Loukie Viljoen]

Thank you for the suggestions, I suppose from transparency days one wants to use max. size that Kodak/Fuji gave you, hence the big image it is not that I did not have space, just a nice big image, there are many cropping possibilities I just felt the way I did it shows the bird off to its maximum, any body agree ?

[Maxis Gamez]

I agree with Doug about more room. Cool looking bird and details.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Cool-looking bird, great details and light. The perch is nice, too. Another vote for a slightly wider crop.

[Linda Robbins]

Great pose and soft light. I also agree that a slightly wider crop will improve this nice image. Good job getting rid of the whitewash on the perch!