Walking on Water

Gallery: AvianPosted January 25, 2014149 views9 comments

A Saddle-Billed Stork taking off Kumana Dam in Kruger National Park, South Africa

EOS 5D Mark II - EF300mm f2.8L IS USM - 1/1600 sec @ f6.3 - ISO 400

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9 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on January 25, 2014 at 2:18 PM

Hello Mario

My first time seeing this species! Well done...The water walking adds to the image and the head with wing as background shows off very well!

Thanks for sharing

Bill

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 25, 2014 at 3:20 PM

Very beautiful bird in an excellent pose.
The bright white of the closest wing might be toned down a bit, and a slight CW rotation to level the water would be good.
Sandy.

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on January 25, 2014 at 5:15 PM

Wow! What a bird...I didn't even know it existed! Wonderful pose! I think the rotation is ok...the reflections match up.
Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on January 25, 2014 at 5:38 PM

Good bird; excellent action capture. Whites on the top of the left wing might be a bit hot; certainly a loss of detail. But quite a good shot.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on January 25, 2014 at 10:02 PM

Great pose! I like the composition and colors, wonderful shot.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on January 25, 2014 at 11:57 PM

Very cool bird, Mario. I love the take-off position. As noted, the whites on the wing seem a bit hot-you might go back to the Raw conversion and play with them.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 26, 2014 at 3:18 AM

Wonderful pose with the reflection. What a interesting combination of contrasting colors and nice job in getting this.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by David Rowe on January 26, 2014 at 3:43 AM

Super! At the moment, I'm fixated on photographing black and white birds in bright sunlight. My congratulations on your photograph! In the circumstances, I don't think you could have done better with the blacks and the whites of the near wing. When looking at the reflections of the legs and applying the laws of Physics I'd say there's absolutely nothing wrong, and that's to within 1/2°. Regarding the rest of the reflection, it's a shame that the impending water ripples produced a 'fudged' effect. I haven't tried walking on water yet, but last year while birding in England, I walked on deep quick sand - I can't recommend it!

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Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on January 26, 2014 at 10:51 AM

A truly "decisive moment". Nicely done.

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