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You're not going to correct this ID now are you Gordon
Taken at where else but Tower Hill Gaming Reserve.
Sun was low and in front of me so everything was backlit, bad spot for a bird hide during the morning


Exif

ISO 1000
Mode: Manual
Focal Length: 340MM
Lens: 70-200VR (with 1.7TC) handheld rested on birdhide ledge
Metering: Spot
Shutter: 1/320
Aperture: F/8
WB: Auto

Post Processing:

As per all my other bird shots


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A bit of Shadow/Highlight tool recovery of the breast areas in shadow.


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Hi Darryl, i am no expert when it comes to these sort of pics as i am still playing with pics other than bikes LOL so it looks ok to me other than background being bright, distracts from the birdie but i know that cant be helped but he looks ok to me.

Even in the original pic do you think the background is too bright?

OT BBJ, do you have to 200-400VR, if not.....who has that in SA?

Yes it looks like it Darryl, but dont take my word mate i like the pic either way just that bright leaf sort of takes it away from the bird. Maybe someone who is into birdies might know more. But is just that we have a bright back ground and bird is a lil darker see all this brightness when u first look at pic.