Red-Billed Hornbills - Courting Pair

[John Lowin]

This image was created in Samburu, Kenya. Very contrasty light but I couldn't pass this one up. This is a slide scan so unfortunately, I don't have any detailed exposure data. I hope you like my image. Thanks for looking. C and C eagerly sought, I'm here to learn. - John

Nikon F5
Nikkor 500mm f/4 AF-s
Handheld

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Pretty cool capture. I like the eye contact and use of DOF. The light looks a bit harsh but I don't think you could have done much about it.

[John Lowin]

Hi Axel,

Thank you. Equatorial sun is pretty unforgiving. The sweet light truly occurs early and late, but thanks to digital, we can now adjust the color temp without carrying 2 pounds of CC filters around with us. So I found myself more concerned with capturing animal behavior than creating a gallery image. Thanks for your comments. - John