Crazy look

[Rosl Roessner]

Since I first saw these crazy looking birds, I tried to capture that feeling, but always failed.
This image is by now my best result, but I am not sure, if it works for anybody else?

Mark III
300 f 4
1/1250, f 8, ISO 1250 (sorry, had the wrong Exifdata first)

Any Comments very welcome and much appreciated.
Thanks for stopping at my image

[Harshad Barve]

Oh Man , what a species , Crazy indeed
Techs spot on , Great details and killer BG , Big congratulations
TFS

ps, BTW whats the name of of this bird

[Gyorgy Szimuly]

This is a Secretary-bird. :)
Awesome looking face. Very nice image with lots of detail. Love the sharpness of the eye.
Was it taken in the wild?

Szimi

[Brian Sartor]

What a great portrait and interesting looking subject! The colors and details are excellent! If it were mine, I'd take a little off the top since it's so tight everywhere else -- just personal preference. Very nice!

[Rohan Kamath]

superb portrait of the secretary-bird...I loved the fact that both eyes are seen JUST enough...nice hairdo with gr8 details...Personally I don't mind the space at the top as it balances out the space on the right...


-Cheers,
Rohan
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[stuart wanuck]

interesting and different species well done

[Rosl Roessner]

Thanks for looking at my image and the positive comments.
@ Szimi: no, I am sorry but it is not Wildlife. I've been in Southafrica, where it could be possible to see one, but I never did.
I took the image in England during a workshop with Chris Weston.

[Suzanne Huot]

Priceless,a very different and interesting image beautifully captured

[Danny J Brown]

Hey Rosl - Looks pretty crazy to me - awesome crazy!

[Jim Crosswell]

It looks like it just came out of a hair appointment! Good or bad I don't know. I like everything in the shot and would keep it as is.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Wonderful shot. Do they always have there feathers out like this? Love the crazy look of this one, techs, sharpness etc., look good.

[kenn threed]

Gorgeous!

Beyond the sharpness, color, clarity, feather detail, and bg... this bird has character!

great image Rosl,

Kenn

[Marc Mol]

Very nice Rosl, with nice detail in the feathers, shatrp and with a great BG.

[Rosl Roessner]

Thanks for looking at the image and commenting it! It's always great to learn from you!
@ Jackie: no, they don't wear their hair always like that. The bird was a bit upset, I think, so it raised the feathers and became that special look!