Canon 40D
100-400mm @ 400mm
1/2000 sec, f/9
Mode: Av
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 800
AF mode: AI Servo AF
Drive: Continuous (high): frame 1
White balance: Auto
Flash: Off
Taken just outside Pretoria
Well exposed, sharp. Not much doubt about the light angle on this one (shadow pointer!) Despite being well to your right, I find the lighting effective. Perhaps a bit of fill reflected off the ground. It looks like a pretty barren place.
I like this, Kobus. The uniform earth/BG highlighted the bird well. The lighting works well and the shadow is a lovely compositional element echoing the dark lines in the cap and folded wing and tail. Head angle is not an issue for me here. Well done.
I love the comp including the shadow, light work very well for me although light angle could've been just a tad better. Noce pose, detail, and as I am a big fan of lapwing I can only enjoy this image! Congratulations!
the shadow adds much - ditto light angle but your exposure and detail are good! great shot Bud, something different, most of us would've tried for a close-up.
Randy - Pretoria is far from barren - lovely lush bushveld and lots of rain. I think this was probably taken on a dirt road or just a grassless patch of field? Kobus? :)
Crowned Lapwing
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