Red-billed Oxpecker

Gallery: AvianPosted May 16, 201799 views8 comments

One more image from last trip to Kruger Park. I would say this is a classic one of such bird, right?

Any comments are appreciated.

Canon 5D Mk III, Canon 500mm f/4 + TC 1.4x
f/8, 1/200, ISO 400

Jefferson

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 17, 2017 at 2:22 AM

The colors and detail in the larger version are great. Sounds like a perfect name for that bird.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 17, 2017 at 11:51 AM

Hi Jefferson, nice timing and I like the 'jaunty' angle of the OP. With regard to the techs and with that kit you really need a faster SS as you could easily have upped the ISO without compromising the IQ. As for the image you need to reduce the Blue coming through the image, highly visible in the horns, however I would make this adjustment as a 'Global' one, rather than selective.

TFS
Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments

Comment posted by David Schoen on May 17, 2017 at 2:49 PM

The larger image looks really nice. My guess is you could have increased your iso a little bit and also your depth of field to get a little more of the host and focus but still really a nice image.

Registered on November 6, 2006, 1213 Posts, 4587 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on May 17, 2017 at 5:49 PM

Very cool. Jefferson. An excellent job of keeping the focus where it needed to be. Did you by chance get a chance to change your settings and get more dof and the whole animal's face? Just thinking that that would make a good shot too.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on May 18, 2017 at 8:29 AM

Hi Jeffereson.
Not seen these so can,t really comment on how it or they look. Nice to see a close up of the two though- most shots seem to be fairly distant. A little bit of "beefing up " the image might help a bit. No big deal. Curves maybe?
Cheers
John

Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on May 19, 2017 at 9:54 PM

Thanks guys for your comments and suggestions.

Cheers,
Jefferson

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 20, 2017 at 1:03 PM

This is a really cool image with the interesting behavior and the lines in the image. I would try warming up the color balance a bit. devil

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on August 5, 2017 at 7:21 AM

Hi guys, thanks for all your comments.
Regarding the blue on the image, I've worked a bit on it, hope it's better now. Sorry taking so long to adjust the image and get back to you.

Cheers,
Jefferson

Registered on December 18, 2012, 162 Posts, 975 Comments