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Jan, 2015Views
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Fall Award 2020
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Outstanding Creativity
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Superb Composition
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Magnificent Capture
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took the photo in the Kruger National Park, I'm a keen birder and got tired of trying to identify birds from a book without them staying still, thus I took up photography to assist me.... Cheating the game....Time
Mid-day, looking for mammals when this large Ground Horn-bill crossed the busy tarred road, eating scraps left behind by inconsiderate humans like usual.Lighting
The subject was facing into the mid-afternoon sun and familiar with these birds facial expressions, I had to try and capture her eye lashes, by the time I felt I had the perfect lighting and angle, the bird decided to flick the food in the air to capture it with a better grip.Equipment
This was shot with a D3200 Nikon camera and 400mm Sigma lens, hand-held.Inspiration
These birds are highly endangered and whenever the opportunity arises to capture them on film I rush. They only breed every two years and lay a maximum of two eggs with only one chick being raised. Human intervention have assisted in the species not becoming extinct by removing the second egg and rearing the chicks for later release back into the wild.Editing
Only cropped the photo.In my camera bag
85mm lens, 300mm lens and a 600mm Sigma lens.Feedback
Patience definitely pays off when nature photography is a passion. Do not think the best capture happens when travelling as much distance as one can in a day. Picking the correct spot to wait for nature to come to you, has always been key in my best shots to date. Also make sure that the surrounds cater for the subject you are looking to capture, in terms of habitat and food.
