Spoonbill

Gallery: AvianPosted November 29, 201540 views4 comments

This youngster looked quite cute perched in the bush.
Taken in Awash Falls National Park, Ethiopia.
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 560mm
F7.1
ISO 400
1/2500

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on November 29, 2015 at 7:57 AM

An more unusual setup since usually this guys are found in the water. I am just curious why you have choosen the shown framing since I wished to see more from the bird, altough I see that you have a lot of brances at the front.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM

Great pose and exposure of the whites, Ken. I like the head turn a lot. I find the bg in front of the bird a bit distracting, but I think it could be fixed with just a bit of blur.

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Comment posted by Steve Thompson on November 29, 2015 at 7:37 PM

Nice job processing the whites on this Ken. I like the comp and the Spoonbill is very sharp. The vegetation in front of the bird may be a bit of a distraction. It's just habitat.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 30, 2015 at 4:25 AM

Thanks for your comments, The foliage in front was a deliberate inclusion, basically because I could not exclude it.

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