Excellent job capturing and editing these, Greg! You got some beautiful subjects captured with some pleasant color tones and fine detail
My personal preferences are the first two and the last one, as I find kind of distracting the OOF birds in the bg of the 3rd and 4th image.
Really enjoyed seeing these. TFS.
Socrate
From start to finish this set is a bar setter, you really out did yourself. The techs rock, the comps rock, I have nothing but praise for this set my friend
Wow Greg, these are all excellent.
Superb capture of the Macaws, love the symmetry, color, and composition.
Terrific processing work on the Ibis images, very well done, and again some very cool compositions.
Beautiful light, color, and detail in the last... exquisite.
Excellent work Greg, you should be very proud of these.
It is sweetness when they all come together like this Greg! This is an outstanding post from presentation, to comp. to exposure to unique species
#1 That shot ROCKS! Stunning color, super cool pose and grey comp!
#2 Delightful capture, outstanding detail, great eye contact, nice separation and caught in the good light
#3 Yup and I like it!!
#4 Nice arching grace from your BG subject, nailed it buddy
#5 Holy smokes Greg...........fascinating bird, vibrant color and powerful presentation!
Top shelf work here, all good
Karl
Thanks so much, Karl; that means a lot coming from someone with high standards (and a critical yet considerate eye)!
braam wrote:
Karl said it all - second his comments. That Ibis truly has wonderful color and texture on wings and head. Beautiful bird and marvelous capture.
DonGut wrote:
Love the sharpness of each of these shots. #2 is the best of the ibis; the last is an excellent portrait, but #1 is the winner for the perfect focus. The fast SS and a bit of panning all came together to make this one for the wall IMO. The eyes.....wow. Like candy easter bunny eyes.!! Don
Well, a wow from someone with 20 days in Botswana (and 20 great sets of images) is really something special!
alrobin wrote: Great captures, Greg!
I may be new at avian photography, but I know beauty when I see it!
Wonderful set - can't wait to see the rest!
............Al
Appreciate it, Al! Eric (eyelaser) and I had the pleasure of visiting the same area over the last several months. ~Greg
arbitrage wrote:
Great work Greg. Love the macaws especially. The Pantanal wasn't even on my radar a few months ago but after seeing yours and Eric's postings I've already started looking into it for a 2015 trip. Thanks for sharing and please share some more.
-Geoff
Thanks, Geoff! PM me (or Eric) if you want advice on details. It's an amazing experience, but return on investment will be greater in a non-World Cup year!
KCollett wrote:
Beautiful birds and superb images. Macaw IF is excellent. Slow or not, you still have to track and have the settings correct. That ibis species is indeed pretty, and the first image has great light. You absolutely nailed that one. The Donacobius is well exposed and processed. Wonderful exotic collection Greg.
Appreciate it, Ken; it was a great experience to see these animals, extended by the opportunity to share with FM friends! ~Greg
