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Restless Flycatcher
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Restless Flycatcher

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted September 4, 2010150 views20 comments
Restless Flycatcher photographed at Bowra, south-western Queensland. This bird was making it's way around a waterhole, but eventually settled on a stick.

Canon 7D, EF500mm, tripod, kwik-camo, ISO 200, f/8, 1/640, ec -1/3, slight crop from bottom, small second catchlight removed.

Comments

20 comments
Comment posted by Tom Lusk on September 4, 2010 at 7:12 PM
Excellent, Simon. :toast:

Beautiful complementary colours and a lovely subject.

I'd like a little bit more room at the top. Aside from that, no other nits from me.
Registered on September 17, 2005, 312 Posts, 600 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 4, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Thank you for your comments and a challenge Tom - here's a version with canvas added at the top.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 4, 2010 at 8:03 PM
Stunning shot, Simon! The repost is perfect.
Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments
Comment posted by Chris Ross on September 4, 2010 at 8:11 PM
Very nice Simon, great pose and warm light, could well be the same bird I've posted :)
Registered on November 1, 2003, 403 Posts, 2729 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 4, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Beautiful, Simon. I love the colors in this one. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 5, 2010 at 9:39 AM
An awesome shot Simon. Excellent DOF, light, sharpness, and BG. The added canvas makes this perfect for me. Very well done.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on September 5, 2010 at 12:15 PM
More great stuff, Simon! I see you are finding the Kwik Camo most effective, too.
Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on September 5, 2010 at 12:29 PM
Thumbs up on the extra canvas. Might as well make the most out of that great bokeh!
Registered on May 25, 2009, 62 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on September 5, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Very nice capture Simon.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on September 5, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Super. Great detail and pose. The repost is #1.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments
Comment posted by Monica Siri on September 5, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Simon,
perfect in every aspect. Excellent work! :toast:
Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments
Comment posted by Steve Balke on September 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM
The repost does make it perfect, Simon. No nits at all. :toast:
Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on September 5, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Very nice Simon - lovely light. Surprise surprise - I like the repost better

cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by David Haynes on September 5, 2010 at 8:13 PM
Holy C..p!! Nice shot Simon. The perch, background, colors, sharpness headturn, catchlight, are all perfect. This is very, very good. Congrats!!! :eek:
Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on September 5, 2010 at 11:51 PM
I love it, Simon, especially with the added canvas. great exposure and detail, and nice light too.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 6, 2010 at 12:52 AM
The repost is a stunner Simon :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on September 6, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Hi Simon,
Excellant light and background. The overall warm tones are very appealing. The repost with a little more space above the bird does the trick and greatly improves the composition.

Ronnie
Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments
Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 6, 2010 at 5:22 PM
I agree, the repost looks great :smile:
Well done.

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Saunders on September 6, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Great quality shot Simon, love that BG :toast:
Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments
Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on September 7, 2010 at 3:01 AM
Beautiful in all respects, Simon. The lighting sure helped bring out the details in the dark. Must be a challenging subject given the contrasting colors. Another really nice capture. :smile:
Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments