Southern yellow-billed hornbill

Southern yellow-billed hornbill, originally uploaded by annick vanderschelden.

Kruger and fashion…here you are!

This model is a Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill, Tockus leucomelas.

It is common throughout Kruger. I found it especially along roads, on picnic sites and restcamps. This one is photographed in Afsaal. Afsaal is a picnic spot along the H3 in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.
It is situated about 65 km north of Malelane Gate and 38 km south of Skukuza.

So in this designated area I could I could get out of my vehicle, mount the heavy 400 on the monopod and shoot…
…shoot 30 minutes or so, didn’t want to push my luck carnivorous-wise;-)

developing
Lightroom and PS CS3

petite histoire…

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time
5/10/2007 09:43:34
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/500Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F4.0
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
200
Lens
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length
400,0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF
Picture Style
Standard

Thanks and have a great weekend.
Annick Vanderschelden

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This is a Blacksmith Lapwing, photographed in the golden evening light.

I took this photo along the Sabie river a few kilometers east of Kruger National Park’s main restcamp Skukuza.
There was a rainy storm at night and thus a lot of shallow water between the tarred H4-1 road and the Sabie river especially at the look-out points.
I spotted this the Blacksmith Lapwing or Blacksmith Plover (Vanellus armatus).
The plover used this temporary water to take a bath. This is after the bath; the drying moment.
No towels apparently.

photography
Car. Open window. No beanbag. IS.
Another image…same session, same bird, taken with a 5D+70-200+1.4 extender: here.

developing
Lightroom and PS CS3
…tire kicking
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Shooting Date/Time
5/10/2007 16:38:53
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/1000Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
250
Lens
EF400mm f/2.8L IS USM
Focal Length
400,0 mm
Image size
3888 x 2592
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF mode
One-Shot AF
Picture Style
Standard

Thank you very much!
Annick Vanderschelden

Fashion Fever series photographed by Annick Vanderschelden

Fashion Fever, originally uploaded by annick vanderschelden.

Vanderschelden's herptiles in Kruger

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