Myers Parrot

Gallery: AvianPosted October 10, 201686 views5 comments

These do not still for long, and unfortunately it was quite dark, at this stage I had not chosen to use very high ISO.
Taken in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 EX at 560 mm
F5.6
ISO 1600
1/640

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 10, 2016 at 6:56 PM

Judging from the front view, I'd love to see some other angles of this bird, Ken. It looks really strange. Excellent detail.

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on October 10, 2016 at 9:21 PM

Nice bird captured on a beautiful portrait. Well done

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on October 11, 2016 at 9:41 AM

Lovely capture, Ken. I don't know the species, but I'd say it is having a bad feather day.

I'm curious why you didn't bump the ISO a little and get a bit more depth of field? The camera would give you very good quality at 3200, and possibly 6400.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on October 12, 2016 at 10:38 AM

Thanks everybody, unfortunately did not find another near enough or sitting still.
I am still not happy with high ISO except in extenuating circumstances, perhaps ISO 3200

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on October 14, 2016 at 8:38 AM

Nice IQ even at the high ISO. Really interesting bird. Hope you get some more shots.

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