Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

Gallery: AvianPosted December 11, 201098 views10 comments

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeeater photographed on a native pine stag in central New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4x, tripod, ISO400, f/10, 1/640, full frame vertical crop. I cloned out a distracting black mark on the trunk just in front of the head.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by David E Lester on December 11, 2010 at 5:56 PM

Nice shot, exposure and details..!!

Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on December 11, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Simon, what an awesome, maybe a bit scary, looking bird. Love the blue eye. Rivets me to the face of this bird. Nice detail for sure.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 11, 2010 at 7:22 PM

I love that blue eye and pinkish bill. I agree with Ron that this is a somewhat intimidating looking bird. Excellent details and pose. Nice perch.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 11, 2010 at 9:10 PM

A fascinating looking bird Simon, love the blue eye, the pink of the bill and lores, pose, light, details and sharpness.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Derrick Lipinski on December 11, 2010 at 11:06 PM

Wonderful detail all around, Simon. Nicely captured.

Registered on October 5, 2007, 58 Posts, 2039 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 11, 2010 at 11:29 PM

Nice image. Very sharp with good detail. I like the perch framing the bird.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on December 12, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Wonderful picture of a great looking bird!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 12, 2010 at 2:33 PM

You Aussie's seem to have a never ending treasure chest of birds. Love the splash of color and the simple composition... the OOF branch at the top is a bit distracting.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on December 13, 2010 at 11:20 AM

What an interesting looking bird with an interesting name to go along. Good detail and look on the larger version, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 14, 2010 at 6:33 AM

LP looks excellent Simon..and that eye!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments