Emu

Gallery: AvianPosted June 7, 201191 views12 comments

Emus are amazingly curious. Sit under some camo, make a few strange noises, wave a hand in the air and voila.
I've even had them come up quietly behind me and the first inkling I had of their presence was their shadow passing in front of me on the ground.

1d2n 500/f4
ISO 400 f8 1/4000

cheers
Rob

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on June 7, 2011 at 5:14 AM

Super shot ! Its a treat looking at the feather detail, especially those fish bone like ones. The dry browns in the backdrop give it a nice outback touch.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on June 7, 2011 at 8:53 AM

sweet face, great feather detail and all the colors seem to work well with eachother.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on June 7, 2011 at 9:34 AM

Impressive detail in this.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on June 7, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Interesting story that brought a laugh to start the day, that would be something to only see their shadow and not hear them approaching. Wonderful detail on the larger version and I like how the background lines up with the Emu colors along the the neck, well done Rob, way to go.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on June 7, 2011 at 6:11 PM

Love that expression on its face.Lovely light,amazing feather details & great composition too.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on June 7, 2011 at 7:22 PM

Very stately, beautiful image. The details are pretty incredible.
Ray

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 7, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Sounds like they're stealthy critters indeed ;^)

Absolutely beautiful work you made of those feather details Rob, terrific job! Compared with Ostriches, the Emus head is real small, or so it would appear, but they're equally intriguing and fascinating to look at, many thanks for sharing and widening my smile all the more :^)

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on June 7, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Love the soft colors here Rob. The vertical presentation perfectly suits this bird and the detail is outstanding.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 7, 2011 at 11:49 PM

Wonderful typical emu pose, detail and light.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on June 7, 2011 at 11:52 PM

Wonderful typical emu pose, detail and light.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on June 8, 2011 at 8:29 AM

Wonderful light, beautiful color and detail.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on June 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM

Wow! Wonderful detail. This is my favorite of your recent posts.

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