This is my first sighting and photo of this species. Taken in the Kruger National Park, this female was chatting gaily on a rock about 7 meters from my car, and allowed me a few shots.
Your comments and critique most welcome!
Techs:
Canon 1000D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 400mm
f8.0 @ 1/800 SS @ ISO 400
Exp 0
Lovely calling pose Mork, well exposed, and good job on the eye. I like the smooth BG too. I would maybe tone the rock perch a bit, and take a bit off the bottom.
Nice photo Morkel, there is a bit of overexposure, the back of this chat is almost black, yours is bordering on grey, maybe try a little drop on brightness, exposure and see.
@ Stu - I am uploading a new one with toned down rock and tighter crop.
@ Loukie - I checked all my RAW files taken of this bird, they all look like this with no signs of over-exposure in ACR. This was the way I saw its colour as well. It might have been a juvenile?
Perch is too bright and repost is not that good, may be another try on toning it down
BTW what a beautiful bird this is and calling pose makes it better
TFS
Hey bro,
HA is off, but I can sense your excitement in seeing and capturing the new bird. Always a highlight of any day! :)
Toned down perch looks good in repost. I am unsure though about crop. There seems to be some details missing. Still congrats on this birdie. Love the singing pose! :)
Akos - yeah I might have cropped too much on that one. that being said I prefer the original comp.
Dave - light was beginning to get harsh, about 10am...
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