Submitter's name:	Ian Skelly
Title:	oldyoung'un
Gear used:	OM4, 75-150 f4 zoom set near 150
Diaphragm:	f4
Shutter speed:	1/125
Film used:	Kodak slide, 200asa
Technical information:	Taken on an overcast, very glary day around 2:00pm with the animal slightly back lit. I'd have liked a flash to throw a highlight into the eye and reduce contrast. Scanned on an LS4000 and modified in PhotoShop.
Subject information:	This is quite a young ostrich, and I like the way it started life looking old, wrinkled and grey. It was about 7 foot tall and took exception to me and my camera, attacking shortly after I fired the shutter. Luckily there was a large fence between us.
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Comment left by: Olaf Greve (no e-mail specified)

Lovely close-up; a tad darkish, but nicely sharp, and well posed. :)

Comment left by: Chris Barker (imagopus@threeshoes.co.uk)

Very brave! But I think that the result has been worth it.

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