Above the Clouds
A Secretarybird flies gracefully above some beautiful clouds/mist over the Maasai Mara.
Maasai Mara
Kenya, Africa
Camera InfoCamera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Lens: Canon 400 f/2.8 L IS USM Shutter Speed: 1/1600s Aperture: f/4.0 Focal Length: 400mm ISO: 320 Exposure Bias: Av(+0.66) Date Taken: Aug 29, 2010, 4:05:11 PM
First welcome to the forum. I think this is a good first post. I really like the background/sky. I find the color gradient very pleasing. I like that the bird is angled slightly towards us providing a good head angle and that you provide room for the bird to fly into. The bird appears sharp to me. In a perfect world I would wish that the far wing was in a more upward position. However, since the head does not intersect with the wing I am OK with the image as presented. If this were mine I would lighten/brighten the whites and head some. I look forward to seeing more of your images. Thanks for sharing.