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Nearly?

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted March 29, 2014154 views4 comments
Two White Bellied Bustards nearly pose correctly in Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 335 mm
F5.6
ISO 800
1/500

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 29, 2014 at 8:56 AM
Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Man, if I had a dollar for every time this has happened to me. We have all been there on the cusp of a great image and not everything comes together. Sometimes, we don't get the great image but we get a very good one. I think this is what happened to you. It really is a good image. Both birds are in pretty good focus. Well done. It was the Bustards that screwed up. (smile)
Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 29, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Nearly correctly it is, Ken. You need to train your subjects better :wink: A nice image. I particularly like the look of the rear Bustard-it looks comical from my human perspective.

:toast:
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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 29, 2014 at 5:37 PM
Bustards! Couldn't pose worth a .... :big grin: I feel your pain Ken. On the other hand, I think if you were positioned a step to the left might have made a big difference. I like that you gave them some space and we get to see their habitat.
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 30, 2014 at 2:41 AM
Thanks everybody, changing position in a vehicle is nearly impossible, and most certainly these birds could change position faster than me :toast:
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