tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post5168127957040661706..comments2023-10-15T17:30:45.430+03:00Comments on philsgood photo a day: marabou storks in reposephilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778989718498241226.post-6501121154871727252007-03-09T13:15:00.000+03:002007-03-09T13:15:00.000+03:00i always thought that storks were clean and white ...i always thought that storks were clean and white and deposited cloth-wrapped babies on your doorstep. not so in kampala. marabou storks look like an avian grim reaper or <A HREF="http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/dark/skeksis2.jpg" REL="nofollow">the skeksis from the dark crystal</A>. at night they fill the trees, here lit by a hotel africana floodlight.<BR/><BR/>this photo is a great example of what the IS on my new lens can do. the rule of thumb to prevent camera shake in photos when hand-holding is that your shutter speed in seconds should be 1/focal length. my zoom was at 135mm for this shot so the shutter speed should be 1/135th of a second to produce a sharp image. this shot was 4/10ths of a second.<BR/><BR/>fabulous.philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356821727851276753noreply@blogger.com