Originally posted by Tonytee What a truly awesome photograph of a magnificent creature. Wonderful gear combination and thanks so much for posting.
Thank you sincerely, Tony, for those lovely comments. Greatly appreciated.
I agree that he's a magnificent creature... it was a privilege to take his photo
The birds at this centre are kept very well. They fly free each day and have every opportunity to leave if they wanted, but none of them do. They're well fed, and very comfortable
Regarding gear... I realise I'm often guilty of repeating how the old Samsung GX-10 (Pentax K10D) is my favourite camera, but here was a situation where a more recent camera was essential. The GX-10 is fine up to ISO 400 (even 800 at a push), but it simply wouldn't have been capable of taking this shot. The K-3's high ISO capability, coupled with suitable raw development, were ample to get a usable result at reasonable reproduction sizes...
Thansk again