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Description
On my last day in South Africa, got lucky to see this Saddle-Billed Stork. Incredibly large bird that can take your breath away!
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Thoughts? Lighting was a bit harsh.
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1/800 sec. at f/9.0, ISO 1800, 560mm
Nikon Z9, Nikkor Z 400mm f/2.8 TC VR S
DxO and LrC - played with highlights, shadows, whites, and blacks.
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These are gorgeous big birds, and you captured this fellow well.
Not sure about this crop - more room at the bottom for the virtual foot would be good, and I’m sure there was a reason you didn’t include the whole body?
A head portrait would work very well here, as well., or more of a vertical crop.
Nice find!
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Nice job, Christine. The only place the harsh light shows up is on the whites in the back, where they always do. I’m guessing the unusual crop was due to the fixed focal length lens you were using? It does make an interesting, if unconventional, composition.
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Thank you @Sandy_Richards-Brown and @Dennis_Plank . Did not get the bird in the full frame hence the cropping. My only defense was being so excited and trying to get a photo that I missed the whole bird!!
Love it! Really shows the fine detail.
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The headshot works beautifully, Christine.
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Love the head shot Christine!
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Hi Christine
Thank you for bringing us the Saddle-Billed Stork. You may like to look at just a headshot; the coloring is outstanding.
Peter
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