Great Hornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted March 28, 2011296 views14 comments

Great Hornbill in flight.
It was a grab shot...didn't get much time to change the settings.
Thank you so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 7D; 500mm; ISO 125; 1/1250 sec. at f 4.5
Jagdeep Rajput
PS. For those who like wings up position, I'll post it at later date.

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on March 28, 2011 at 11:05 AM

One great bird of which every one wants a flight shot. Sighting them is a boon ...making an image is even more ..well done ...

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 28, 2011 at 12:09 PM

Great shot of a fantastic species- Great colours and fine exposure (quite difficult on that condition)- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 28, 2011 at 1:56 PM

Fabulous pic. I really like the flight pose. Great exposure. Well done.

Registered on January 25, 2011, 44 Posts, 294 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on March 28, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Nice looking bird. Like the position of the wings

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Very nice flight shot. The detail looks good in the larger version. The lighting and angle work well. I just wish the wing-bill merger wasn't as strong.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on March 28, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Impressive seeing this species in flight Jagdeep. Love the position of the bird and the comp. Seems like this is a largeish crop based on the amount of detail in the larger version, but a nice flight shot of a cool species.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Avi Hirschfield on March 29, 2011 at 3:09 AM

great shot and good eye contact

Registered on November 1, 2003, 518 Posts, 2114 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 29, 2011 at 7:17 AM

Fantastic Jagdeep - what an impressive bird.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 29, 2011 at 8:49 AM

Oh boy, am I'm envious or what?!??! ;^. This is a stunning image Jagdeep! While in Borneo last November (after only a month of real practice photographing birds!) I was lucky enough to see and take photos of Black, Bushy-Crested, Oriental Pied, Rhinoceros, Wreathed, and Wrinkled Hornbills, yet not one of those photos came out anything close to this :^(

This is truly superb and sets a high standard for me to aim toward; I may not get the same or even similar opportunity with a Great Hornbill, but all being well I'm off for another five days to Sabah, Borneo again in May, and hopefully this time I'll come back with at least a few shots I'm not too embarrassed to share ;^)

Thanks for the inspiration :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on March 29, 2011 at 9:40 PM

Really nice flight shot of an awesome species, Jagdeep.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on March 29, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Really nice,

One of the best I've seen.

I like the angle of approach.

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on March 29, 2011 at 10:48 PM

Great color and BG, love the shot..bird is awsome!!!

Dave

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 30, 2011 at 8:59 AM

Magnificent bird. I'd be happy to "grab" a shot like this one any time.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Luca Mussato on March 30, 2011 at 5:04 PM

I always saw them walking, never flying. For a "sudden" shot you got it, even if to me it seems a little out of your high standards. Anyway, colors are excellent, some details are missing especially in the darker areas. Suggestions? maybe a slight tuning of shadows in raw might help.

Cheers, Luca

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