Attitude !!!

[Nico Steenberg]

Photograped in Pilanesberg - South Africa
Canon EOS 1000D
EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Exposure time 1/1000
Aperture f/9
ISO 400

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Terrifc pose, sharpness and a very unqiue BG color. I liked the perch too. Your caption is apt....loved that open beak.

It would be interesting to see with a tad more room in front of the bird. I am not sure if the Wb is a little off ( the BG color is so different that its confusing me perhaps)...you can try warming it a bit.

[Nico Steenberg]

Thank you Kaustubh for the great comment. I must add canvas up frond for more space then. The bg is the true colour, you can only get this type of bg's at Mankwe hide in Pilanesberg National Park.

[Aidan Briggs]

Great exposure, light, and sharpness. Nice behavior too. You might try lightening the dark areas of the perch a little. Just a personal preference though. Well Done!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose, open beak and BG and wish the bird were angled toward you a bit. Maybe a bit more room at the top?

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice, pose and angle work fine for me, would like to see more room to the left. TFS, nice work

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Nico, I feel the comp is just fine, although adding a tad to the top wont harm this. Good overall exposure, with good sharpness too. Mankwe rocks.;)

[Nico Steenberg]

Thank you every one for viewing and commenting. Its highly appreciated :)