Namaqua Dove

[Chris van Rooyen]

I created this image in June in the Kgalagadi. It was a slightly overcast day, and these little doves were coming in to drink at a waterhole in their hundreds. They are very quick, I was very fortunate to finally get one sharp after many failed attempts. Comments welcomed as always and thanks for looking:)

Camera Model: NIKON D3
Date/Time: 2009:06:19 11:27:26
Shutter speed: 1/2500 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 1800
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 600mm
Focal length: 600mm (in 35mm film)

[Morkel Erasmus]

nicely done Chris! lovely exposure and pose, and great show of its natural plumage. was this a large crop?

[Chris van Rooyen]

Thanks Morkel, I would say about a 50% crop.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Oh, in that case I would consider leaving a little more space below and in front of the bird. but that's more personal taste :)

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Great capture, sharp and well expose. I really like the wing position even though it's not fully up or down, it shows the action well. I can see the evidence of sharpening around the birds, espectually on the left wing, the background all of the sudden gets noisier.

[Harshad Barve]

Simply fantastic shot , loved those small mounds and pose of bird, awesome details
TFS

[Dave Barnes]

These guys have such nice colour in flight. Very well captured Chris they are quick, I have tried, but without success.
Good feather detail, pose and comp.
I trust the eyes are feeling better.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen, I also like the light, sharpness and only wish we could see the underside of the near wing.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Wow, great looking dove this Chris, loved the pose and frame.. congrats...

[Mital Patel]

like the motion effect. nicely exposed and perfect light captured.

[Subharghya]

Gr8 Action and a beautiful dove are the USPs of this Image !!

[Ramon M. Casares]

What a gorgeous Dove! Lovely pose and light, excellent sharpness! Congratulaitons!

[Fabs Forns]

Is that adorable or what! Love the pose and colors. Thanks for showing us unusual (for us) birds :)

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose and the action!!!

[arash_hazeghi]

Lovely bird, the surrounding as well BG works perfect, detail is pretty good too, I also see minor sharpening artifacts around the tail but it is very minor. Great shot, thanks for sharing.