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African jacana
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African jacana

by Luca Mussato

Gallery: AvianPosted March 7, 201068 views7 comments
Full grown female (immatures have a black stripe through the eyes and a black crown)
Some techs:
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon 300 f/4 + tc1.7 => 500mm @6.7 - 1/640 iso 200

FF - exp -0,05 in camera raw

c&c welcomed

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by wade pettitt on March 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM
Luca, great picture, love the detail . I do think it might be a bit tight on the left, and I am wanting to see a little more of the eye.
Registered on May 6, 2009, 184 Posts, 471 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 7, 2010 at 1:09 PM
A very intimate pose, Luca. I like this a lot. My only nit is that it's a bit tight behind the tail. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 7, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Wonderful preening behavior and detail you captured here Luca, I'd like to see more room on the bottom and for the tail. :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by István Molnár on March 7, 2010 at 4:09 PM
Very nice image.
Istvánjavascript: :toast:
Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 7, 2010 at 4:19 PM
I really like this image. The bird is sharp, the exposure looks good, and I love the blue bill and grey legs. The habitat also is wonderful fading into the BG. I agree. More room on the left and bottom would improve the comp a lot.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on March 7, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Luca,

I like the pose of the bird, the preening action and the setting. A bit more room left and bottom would make this image even stronger. Love the colors and how nicely the background fades.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 8, 2010 at 4:27 AM
thank you for your comments, unfortunately there's nothing i can do to add left and bottom. this is FF.

cheers Luca
Registered on November 14, 2006, 118 Posts, 855 Comments