Rufous Whistler

Gallery: AvianPosted November 9, 2010171 views17 comments

Another shot from the weekend. It's a little tighter than I would like but it landed and I fired. Rufous Whistlers are quite common in woodland habitats across Australia

50D 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 200 f8 1/800 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on November 9, 2010 at 8:24 AM

gorgeous, Rob. If it is tight, it only barely so, and it looks like it would be pretty easy to add a hair on the top or right. I'm not sure it needs it though. lovely bird, perch and bg, and a great eye. techs are perfect as always.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on November 9, 2010 at 9:16 AM

Rob,

I really don't feel this is too tight, to me it feels intimate. Gorgeous bird, love the pose, light and wonderful view of the eye. Lovely techs as always.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on November 9, 2010 at 10:47 AM

Well done Rob. Light and pose are great and I like the background. Slightly more room up top might have been nice but you could always add it if you wanted too. For me it doesn't need more space anywhere else.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on November 9, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Nice, Rob. It doesn't feel excessively tight to me.

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on November 9, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Its a lovely shot and it would have been good to have a little bit more on the top but still lovely a fab looking bird

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on November 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Excellent detail and killer eye!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on November 9, 2010 at 1:58 PM

Sweet! No nits from me.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on November 9, 2010 at 3:01 PM

Well done getting this close, nice pose. Exposure, detail are good.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on November 9, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Looks like you fired at the right moment. Like the detail and also the soft bg.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on November 9, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Wonderful detail, crisp and sharp, well done.

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Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on November 9, 2010 at 6:30 PM

A lovely capture

Well done.

Geoff.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on November 9, 2010 at 10:44 PM

Eas to live with a little tight with a sweet shot like this.

Dan

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Comment posted by Jay Martin on November 9, 2010 at 11:30 PM

Wonderful!

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on November 10, 2010 at 12:31 AM

Excellent capture of an excellent bird, nice detail shown Rob!

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on November 10, 2010 at 1:23 PM

He's a beauty Rob, just enough room at the top for me. Wonderful detail.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on November 10, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Rob,
another great shot. Superb pose, colors, detail, background. Well done.

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Comment posted by Danny Laredo on November 11, 2010 at 9:47 AM

Outstanding image Rob. Love the pose and detail.

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