Yellowbilled Hornbill

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Taken in heavy overcast conditions.

1D MKIII
600mm + 1.4x converter
ss 1/400
f/8.0
ISO 640

[Jim Buescher]

Couldn't have done better in a studio. Fantastic portrait!

[Marc Mol]

Great subject detail, lighting and BG Gerrie

[Harshad Barve]

Awesome shot , lovely compo , expo , details and kiler BG
TFS

[David Fletcher]

Awesome shot Gerrie. Brilliant details and IQ. The soft lighting suited this perfectly. Well done.

[Morkel Erasmus]

amazing details here Gerrie, I think the overcast conditions suited this shot.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Gerrie, I like the angle at which he is posing, and overall, good sharp detail captured. Lovely complimentary BG too. Well captured.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Man, that bill sure has gone through some tough times! Overall very nice, but I'm finding the crop awkward as the bird is cut short IMO - I really would have prefered to see a bit of shoulder. As is it looks like it is just trying to keep it's head above water, so to speak. The techs and sharpness look great.

[Doug Brown]

The soft light really suited the bird. Excellent sharpness. I love the well-weathered bill. I agree with Daniel about including a bit more of the bird. Thanks for sharing!

[Dave Phillips]

beautiful image Gerrie.....quite unusual indeed.
Agree about the portrait needing a bit of neck support.

IMHO, you can tighten the histogram from both ends for a bit more range.
Thanks for sharing this

[Jim Fenton]

I like the crop as a vertical with no more of the birds required...I will agree that more of the bird would have worked also.

The lighting in perfect for this image and the backgound but I think a slight curves adjustment might have added just a bit or a positive edge to it.

[arash_hazeghi]

Bill looks like a banana :D Awesome sharpness on this one, perfect portrait.

[Suzanne Huot]

Superb detail and lighting ,however would have liked a little more of the birds neck to be included

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

AWESOME work Gerrie! WOW man, this really got me stunned! I love the comp and while agree with the boys to see a bit more, it still sits just fine with me. My only, and little, concern is the dark ULC. But overall that is not a huge thing. Top notch stuff mate. :)

[Fabs Forns]

Excellent portrait, with the soft light adding to it.

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & commenting everyone. It is much appreciated.

[Dave Barnes]

Great detail Gerrie. The overcast conditions helped here. I like

[Rob Drummond]

Fantastic detail Gerrie - what a great subject for this sort of shot

cheers
Rob

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Thank you for viewing & commenting Dave & Rob. It is much appreciated.