Spotted Dikkop

Peter, very nice capture of a bird I had never heard of. The image is sharp where it counts. Perhaps a bit more DOF would have gotten more of the body in focus.

Good to see you here, Peter.

A nice shot of this species I have never seen before. Like Sandy I wished for a little more dof ...

Peter, wonderful alarm bell, I mean bird!!!, Sharp eye , good exposure and nice composition as well!!! Congrats!!!

Very nice shot of an unfamiliar bird.

excellent

Good one Peter.

These are nocturnal birds and therefor the "very" early wake-up call for you, but rather a good "night" call for dikkope.


Geurt

Good environmental shot. I Agree with Sandy, a little more DOF (Depth of Field) would have rendered more of the bird in focus and given more of a clue of it's environment.

How interesting! Welcome! Very sharp eye on the bird, very sharply watching you. Is the bird on a lawn?

Hey Peter,

This is a very nice sharp detailed photo. I would crop down to get rid of the dark space, It brightens up the image if you do.

A very nice image with wonderful detail. Suggestions given are good. I always appreciate seeing birds that are unfamiliar to me from other places. What a wonderful alarm clock!!

Peter,

Excellent detail in this wonderful image. Well done!

Thanks for the kind words.

I think I agree with the DOF. A bit more would have helped, or it should have been a bit less for a more smeared out BG.

I think I don't agree with the crop. Sure it would brighten the shot up, but I like a bit space around the bird, not to put the bird in a tight box.

Yes, it is on a lawn, very near to the scrub where it runs when it feels dangeour. I was glad it didn't see me as dangeour any more after 2 days. He was protecting it's female. Good guy this is.

These birds have awesome eyes. The ame was the eye.

I will try to post the female tomorrow.

Cheers

Peter

P.S. I hope you like more US-unfamiliar birds as I have plenty left, but it will take some time scanning...

Agree with the above critiques. What a cool bird and a very nice shot!

Peter,

Great shot of a bird I haven't seen yet. I hope to travel to Africa some day in the future, but unfortunately I have too many other plans first! I agree with most of what has said above, in that a bit more DOF would have provided better detail in the rest of the body, but the bill, eye, and head are real sharp, and it is a gorgeous image. I also like the shooting angle.

Nice shot,