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Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)

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Posted by kevin Treadwell on September 13, 2007 at 5:47 PM
Southern Masked-Weaver (Ploceus velatus)
Hi all
This was taken earlier this in the Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. All the males where busy showing off there building skills.
This guy's loctaion was at the back of our room so it was really cool to have a comfy seat and a beer!!!!!

1ds MK11
EF 300mm f2.8 + 1.4
F4 1/2700sec (2 many beers)
ISO 200
Hand held

Kevin :biggrin: :
Posted by Tim Munsey on September 14, 2007 at 4:11 AM
Terrific shot, really like the expression and wing detail.

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Marko Trebušak on September 14, 2007 at 5:33 AM
I like birds position and detail. It's a shame for the blown out sky. One beer less would probably help :jump:!

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by PhilH on September 14, 2007 at 8:09 AM
Nice, like the action, perhaps a touch of fill flash might have helped, of course if you had a flash with you and handy... LOL at Marko.

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Chas Spradbery on September 14, 2007 at 9:03 AM
Nice shot, As the sky is blown I think I might be tempted to clone out the bush at the bottom and the grey areas in the corners so the subject is presented against a pure white background.
Posted by Paul Ashton on September 19, 2007 at 2:45 PM
First class capture. These are not easy. They don't hang about!