This was taken at the end of Nov last year at the University of Pretoria at 6.30am. We all wish for clear BG's, but sometimes a clear sky can be a tad bland. At least I captured the full downstroke.
I believe that is a very nice site too to nail them and the cattle egrets. Is it worthwhile driving there from JHB? Nice capture, even to the building material en-route. Nice detail in the plumage.
Beautiful downstroke!! It made me forget the blandness of the clear sky:). To my eye it looks like the head is angled ever so slightly away, but very impressive nonetheless. Good placement of the bird in the frame .
Liked the wing position and the sharpness. Eye catches the attention like it should. Comp is excellent too. You can try a little color sat boost to improve the BG....but I like it a lot as-is as well.
A great study of the wing Stuart. I would prefer to see some of the other side of the bird too but with the great lighting and the stick in the beak, this is a very appealing image.
Hi Stuart,
I like the look of these guys. Nice profile of that big wing, I like the detail. He doesn't appear to be taking his nest building too seriously with that tiny twig :).