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Even Uglier Bird
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Even Uglier Bird

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted May 15, 201389 views7 comments
This Maribou Stork is doing its impersonation of a Stuka Dive Bommber.

Taken some time ago (June 1999) in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

EOS 1D MkIII
500mm F4
F8
ISO 400
1/2500

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on May 15, 2013 at 7:27 AM
An ugly bird but a great shot Ken. :toast:
Registered on April 10, 2013, 56 Posts, 571 Comments
Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on May 15, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Some birds are more attractive tan others, aren't they? But a nice capture and fine techs. If it were mine, I might crop some off the right to make it less centered and to emphasize the virtual room for the bird to fly into. But comp is largely a matter of taste.
Registered on August 28, 2006, 1240 Posts, 8506 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 16, 2013 at 2:03 AM
Claude and Jim,

Thanks for your comments, yet another typo the year was 2009 :eek:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on May 16, 2013 at 4:42 AM

An ugly bird indeed!!. I tend to agree with Jim re the composition; sort the comp Ken and have a cracking image.

Andy... :smile:
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 16, 2013 at 4:52 AM
Andy,

Thanks for that I am really not very good at cropping :biggrin:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on May 16, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Great capture of this bird in flight! I like the position of the wings and legs.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on May 17, 2013 at 2:09 AM
Thanks very much Barb
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments