Birds On Time

Gallery: AvianPosted March 21, 2012217 views8 comments

A couple of Egyptian Geese (Alopochen aegyptiacus) in Lake Panic in Kruger at sunrise. I was shooting hippo silhouettes in the distance when these to birds appeared in my viewfinder. They made a perfect image silhouetted against the sunrise steam in the background. This is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork.

EOS 5D - 600mm - 1/1600 sec @ f8.0 - ISO 100 - Beanbag

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8 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 21, 2012 at 5:40 PM

Very nice shot. If possible ~ birds not so centered. Beautiful and moody

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Comment posted by Sally Wood on March 21, 2012 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful light... nice image.

Registered on March 8, 2012, 39 Posts, 509 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 21, 2012 at 8:27 PM

Mario I like this image. I only wish the birds were just a teeny bit lower to not intersect with the horizon line.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on March 21, 2012 at 10:15 PM

I like the light and color here. Te centering of the birds is ok for me.

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Comment posted by Mario Moreno on March 22, 2012 at 12:51 AM

Hi Everyone ! I understand that the centering of the birds may not be perfect from a composition point of view but as I said I was not planning on capturing the geese. My camera was set up for the hippos in the distance. The ripples right under the silhouettes are from the hippos submerging and emerging. These birds suddenly showed up, refocused without moving the camera and shot away. Thanks for the feedback !

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on March 22, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Hey Mario,
light and mist are very nice and I too wish they were a bit more off center.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on March 22, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Nicely captured.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on March 23, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Very nice setting and light. Love the morning fog as well Mario. Nice image....pretty sure I saw this over on 500px as well.

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