Yellow Billed Stork

Gallery: AvianPosted July 15, 201370 views8 comments

This male is carrying his finest breeding plumage.
Taken on the shoreline of one of the many lakes in Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
500mm F4 MkII
F7.1
ISO 1600
1/2500
EV +0.67
hand-held from open vehocle

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Randy Bacon on July 15, 2013 at 3:39 PM

Very nice image Ken, what a beautiful, yet funky plumage - I'll be traveling to Africa in August, can't wait to see some of the fabulous birds you have been posting. You have tonality/luminosity all over the map on this one, but you have handled it quite well - thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 16, 2013 at 2:13 AM

Randy,

Thanks

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 16, 2013 at 3:22 PM

Like the raised foot and pink color in this one Ken. You guys in both Africa (and Australia) get all the cool and funky looking birds.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM

Kurt,
Thanks for your comment, funky indeed

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Comment posted by Claude Dagenais on July 17, 2013 at 7:36 AM

Great colors on this very flashy bird Ken. The pose is also "funky".

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 17, 2013 at 7:43 AM

Claude,
Thanks very much

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on July 20, 2013 at 9:26 AM

Excellent details and an awesome job of exposing all the colors seen here. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 21, 2013 at 1:11 AM

Sharon,
Thanks very much for your comment

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