African Jacana (juv)

Gallery: AvianPosted July 4, 2011108 views13 comments

Another image captured over the side of a small boat on the Okavango Delta, Botswana.

This is a juvenile African Jacana and is at least twice to three times as large as the other species I posted previously, the Lesser Jacana.

Techs:
Canon 7D with 300mm f2.8 L IS USM
f4.0 @ 1/2000 SS @ ISO-800

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on July 4, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I like the low angle, view of the long toes, the indentation in the pad bearing the weight of the bird and the nice light.

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on July 4, 2011 at 6:02 PM

sweet light and a great pose with the view of the huge foot. I'd be tempted to somewhat darken the white blossom at right, as it draws the eye.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on July 4, 2011 at 6:58 PM

I love when we capture water this looks somewhat metallic like this. That foot is huge! and you got it just right.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 4, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Really cool image showing off the ridiculous feet and so cool how it is walking on the lillies

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 4, 2011 at 11:51 PM

Great moment, Morkel. I like the position of the feet and the light is great. The low angle works perfectly with the depressed leaf.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 5, 2011 at 12:13 AM

A nicely dynamic shot in very good light. The sag in the lily pad gives us a sense of weight and size.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 5, 2011 at 12:51 AM

Thank you for your kind comments!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 5, 2011 at 8:51 AM

This is very nice Morkel. Really like the light on the jacuna, that huge raised foot and the depressed lily pad. Your low angle is quite effective.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 5, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Lovely side lighitng here Morkel and the position of the foot shows it's enormity and shape very well.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 6, 2011 at 2:31 AM

Beautiful low angle and light Morkel. Love the mid-stride capture with the weight on the sinking lilly

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM

Wonderful timing to get this, really interesting to see it walking on the lily pads with the low angle, well done.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 6, 2011 at 5:36 PM

Thanks for the comments, folks! Glad you enjoyed it...

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on July 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM

Beautiful light. I love the lifted leg and it's stance on the lily pad. Well done.

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