Bateleur juvenile

Gallery: AvianPosted May 30, 2011125 views8 comments

I shot this image of a juvenile Bateleur as it came in to land at a waterhole in the Kalahari. I like the light under the wings as it was reflected off the very dry and bright sand.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shooting Mode Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/6400
Av( Aperture Value ) 4.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 320
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 500.0mm

Crits welcomed.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Ken Smith on May 30, 2011 at 2:32 PM

The quality of this shot...filling the frame, sharpness, eye, and captured moment...excellent. Like the ground level pov.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on May 30, 2011 at 3:32 PM

Like the wing spread and the look on his face, great feather detail under the wing.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 30, 2011 at 8:07 PM

I like this a lot. Aside from the great techs employed here, the left wing outstretched farther than the right adds an immediate sense of action.

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Comment posted by Bob Karcz on May 30, 2011 at 8:55 PM

As you said- great detail under wings! Great shot!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on May 30, 2011 at 9:14 PM

Excellent exposure and a perfect wingspread Neal :^) No mistaking this one for being a juvenile, which lends well to making this a real cute image too, I love the way it's head is angled in your direct and that it's eye seems dead set on you as if it's trying to figure out your next move ;^)

Very nice shot and one you should feel proud to have in your collection, can hardly wait to see more :^)

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

Comment posted by Monica Siri on May 31, 2011 at 1:47 PM

Neal,
excellent detail and great pose.Very well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 31, 2011 at 5:37 PM

Impressive wingspan and underwing detail, and well done getting the eye crystal clear. I think I can see a bit of chroma noise here and there (e.g. around the outer secondaries at left), but that's easily dealt with.

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Comment posted by Joe Vincent on June 1, 2011 at 5:59 AM

This is a terrific image Neal. On my screen the sharpness of the eye just pops out.

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