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A southern yellow billed hornbill gulping down a red termite during the 'golden hour' (afternoon)
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Taken in the ThornyBush Nature Reserve, South AfricaTime
Late afternoonLighting
The 'Golden Hour' was in its full glory, the hornbill was perfectly positionedEquipment
Canon EOS 400D with a Canon 100 - 400 zoom at 330mm, F5.6 and 1/800sec. Beanbag on a vehicle was used for stabilityInspiration
Hornbill was feeding frantically on termites and wasn't bothered by my reasonable proximity, the LIGHT was right, CAMERA ready and the bird provided the ACTIONEditing
Minor sharpening and minor increase in color saturation with Adobe PhotopaintIn my camera bag
Currently a Canon 6D and 7D, with a 100 - 400 and a 18 - 100 lens, and collection of filters and macro attachmentsFeedback
Make sure the basic camera settings are correct before going out to the field, as you often wont have time to adjust it for pics like this