Splendid Fairywren

Gallery: AvianPosted November 2, 2010176 views19 comments

This is the female - the males were more flighty than I expected. The yellow background is part of a grove of flowering spiny wattle. This bird is in the upper twigs of a dead one.

1D2N 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/1000 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 2, 2010 at 6:23 AM

Rob, I like the messed up feather look of this bird. BG is really nice. Nice overall comp as usual. DOF, sharpness, and detail are super as usual. Another one for the site.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on November 2, 2010 at 9:49 AM

Beautiufl bird, Great pose, perch, bg, exposure and detail. Nothing to nit pick here.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM

I am not sure if I would want to land on a spiny wattle but what a great background to showcase the bird, good feather detail and eye contact, well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on November 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Another fine image - nothing to suggest to improve on this as presented.

Very much like our Verdin here in the desert. Is that blue along the tail?

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 2, 2010 at 3:49 PM

The bg works well to highlight this little guy. Great work, Rob.

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Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on November 2, 2010 at 6:05 PM

Splendid image , too.
Giorgio

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on November 2, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Gorgeous light and details Rob.

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on November 2, 2010 at 8:25 PM

Excellent comp. colors and details. Well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on November 2, 2010 at 9:14 PM

Sweet image as always Rob. Everything works very well together to make this an outstanding image.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 2, 2010 at 10:47 PM

Lovely bird and a gorgeous background.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 3, 2010 at 2:40 AM

I like the perk pose, head turn, and lovely background colour.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on November 3, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Good looking bird. Nice and sharp. I like the uncluttered background and simplicity. Was fill flash used?

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Comment posted by Austin Thomas on November 3, 2010 at 12:07 PM

Great detail Rob and a very nice background.
Good catchlight too.

Cheers

Austin

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Comment posted by KC Choo on November 3, 2010 at 2:37 PM

Love these Fairywrens of yours! This is a very nice presentation of the lady.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on November 3, 2010 at 3:51 PM

Thanks for the comments.
G'day Rich - yes there is blue in the tail but nowhere near as much as the male which is about the bluest bird around (see my avatar)
Hi Angela - no flash, don't even own one

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 3, 2010 at 6:53 PM

Love the pose and eye contact. Lovely BG as well.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 3, 2010 at 9:18 PM

Another beauty, Rob. Excellent pose. The yellow bg feels a bit odd at first, but I think it works.