White-breast Woodswallow

Gallery: AvianPosted August 10, 2010128 views17 comments

This species ranges across inland and tropical Australia and are closely associated with water. They often cluster in large numbers.

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Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on August 10, 2010 at 9:40 AM

Beautiful shot of this Woodswallow which I've seen in Sabah. Love the look-back pose and your composition.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 10, 2010 at 10:09 AM

Beautiful shot! I like the placement of the bird. Very well done!

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on August 10, 2010 at 10:10 AM

Very nice pose, great detail, and excellent job on the exposure Rob.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 10, 2010 at 10:16 AM

Nice one, Rob. I like the pose and the perch is really cool. I do wish the perch was all in focus, but that would probably take enormous dof.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 10, 2010 at 10:52 AM

The pose, background, perch and composition look great, well done.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on August 10, 2010 at 12:41 PM

The photos of Australian birds posted in this forum always seem to present new species to me. This is another one. Very nice portrait, Rob. A perfect representation of the black/white/gray coloration.

Max

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 10, 2010 at 12:47 PM

Excellent Rob. Even the perch is great.
May

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 10, 2010 at 1:14 PM

A lovely bird and a fine image. Again, I'm taken with the understated neutral colors in this composition.

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Comment posted by Mark Jenkins on August 10, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Great BG, lighting, perch and feather detail,Rob.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on August 10, 2010 at 3:57 PM

Nice head turn and background. Perch works well. Exposure is spot on.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 10, 2010 at 7:54 PM

I like this very much Rob. What a handsome species and you've presented it very well. For me this oozes quality and I love the slope of the perch in the composition.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 10, 2010 at 9:07 PM

Rob,

This is just beautiful. The pose is appealing, the light in the eye is too. Love the soft, natural colors in this. A fine image and one I would love to have in my files.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 11, 2010 at 1:05 AM

Nice job getting some detail on the very smooth feathers on the back and head. The simple perch and background augments the subject very well. Couldn't ask for a better pose or eye contact.

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on August 11, 2010 at 4:35 AM

Very nice Rob, good pose and setting and the lighting is working well.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 11, 2010 at 5:30 AM

Excellent pose and composition. Wonderful looking bird.

Mike

Registered on June 26, 2009, 181 Posts, 1558 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lotito on August 11, 2010 at 5:30 AM

Excellent pose and composition. Wonderful looking bird.

Mike

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on August 11, 2010 at 7:16 PM

The perch has made this image very unique,cover 1/3 of the frame & the exposure on the Woodswallow is bang on.

Registered on July 23, 2010, 42 Posts, 316 Comments