Red-billed Hornbill

[Chad Caswell]

Image captured during a recent trip to South Africa.

Thanks for looking and commenting
Chad

Mark IV
500mm F4
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec
F-Number: f/7.1
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Rating: 400
Lens Aperture: f/7.1

[Dumay de Boulle]

Great IQ and BG...Like the foliage as I feel it adds nicely. Nice clean image Chad!

[noelle zaleski]

Cool bird Chad!!

Great perch as well.

Nice BG and Exposure

[Robert Holguin]

Excellent image. Great feather detail, the perch and pose are just wonderful. Love the stare in the bird and the background really makes the bird pop. Well done.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent pose and details, very nice settings too.

[Herb Houghton]

Love the clarity on this, it has an almost 3D look to it.

[Troy Lim]

Chad,

Very nice to see you start posting here. :)
Great shot.

[Ofer Levy]

Lovely image!!

[Randy Stout]

Chad:

Very nicely done, sharp, well exposed, nice angle, perch, BG.

In a perfect world, I wish the branch behind the tail wasn't there, and I might consider moving him a smidge to the right in the frame.

Look forward to more from your trip.

Cheers

Randy

[Stu Bowie]

Great pose from the hornbill Chad, and I like the clean space in front. Lovely OOF BG, and agree that the foliage above the tail shouldnt be there. Just for interest, where abouts in SA did you capture this. How was your stay?

[Chad Caswell]

Thanks for all the C&C Guys and Gal


Stuart, I stayed with Gregory Sweeney at his lodge located near the center of Kruger park to the west side. It was a wonderful trip, I can't say enough about Greg and his wife. the accommodation were wonderful and the trip was action packed every day.


Chad

[Stu Bowie]

Glad you had a great trip.