Three of these stately birds were walking in the long grass. As you approach in a vehicle they rarely fly but crouch lower and slowly walk away. I was too close to frame the whole bird and the original cuts off the virtual legs but I wanted a shot before it descended below the grass line. Does the square crop work?
1D2N 500/4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/200 from vehicle resting on beanbag
Rob, as more of the head and neck are visible, I would like to see this as a vertical, cropping from behind, halfway through the body, and adding a bit to the top. I like the earthy colours in this, and the bustard is nice and sharp.
Wonderful bustard photo, Rob. Nice light, classic pose, good eye contact and great environmental context.
Square crop works for me but the truncation of the virtual legs is unfortunate.
Another vote for a vertical crop as suggested by Stuart, to take the head off center. Having said that, very nice habitat included, beautiful bird, well exposed and good sharpness and detail.
Agree with Stuart about crop, if you can get a feel of a head sticking out of the grass it would be great.
I can imagine how shy these are and how difficult is to get a shot like this.
Congratulations!
Australian Bustard
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