Maribou blur

[Stephen Earle]

The Masai Mara is so full of sightings that one gets the chance to experiment with all types of shots. Here is a b&w conversion of a maribou stork flying in to feed on a carcass.

I'm experimenting a bit with my photography at the moment and would appreciate your comments and advice.

1DMKIV
ISO 100
1/30
F14
500 F4 IS

[Doug Brown]

Definitely like this one Stephen! The intentional blur works quite well; placement of the bird below the herd of zebras is key. Feels a little tight overall. And I would tone down the face and the legs. I plan on doing some in-camera experimenting at the Bosque this year, where as in the Masai Mara sightings are plentiful. Look forward to more of your experiments!

[Daniel Cadieux]

Effective image. Very "African" despite the desaturated colours. I love the included zebras.

P.S. I moved your image the OOTB as this is the forum most appropriate for this image:cool:.

Good job!

[denise ippolito]

Stephen, Very nicely done. I like the BG zebra pattern and the B&W looks good. I might tone down the legs and feet also as Doug suggested.

[Indranil Sircar]

Beautifully done, Stephen. Just enough blur on the wings. I too like the zebra pattern in bg. Another vote to tone down the face and feet. TFS.