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African Crake
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African Crake

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 201470 views6 comments
Another first sighting for me, unfortunately a bit too far away, this is one of my "safety" shots, as it flew off during our attempts to get closer :frown:
EOS 1D MkIV
200-400mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 540mm
F7.1
ISO 800
1/640

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 20, 2014 at 7:57 AM
I've taken many, many "safety" shots. This one looks much better than mine. Good detail. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2014 at 6:11 PM
From your description of the situation, this is a fairly large crop. It seems to have held up very well. Detail in the larger version is still quite good. A nice pose and wonderful light.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 20, 2014 at 7:31 PM
This resemble our Chukar in North America Ken. Love the colors and low angle. The Chukars here also fly off when trying to get close... :biggrin:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on July 20, 2014 at 10:07 PM
Very good detail on the larger image Ken. Sweet light on this one as well. The look says I'm out of here as soon as this guy gets my picture. :) Neat looking bird Ken!
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 20, 2014 at 11:42 PM
Thanks everybody for your comments, they are much appreciated, next time I will get closer :biggrin:
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on July 22, 2014 at 8:24 AM
I'd be happy with a 'safety shot' this good - well done Ken
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments