Tawny-crowned Honeyeater

Gallery: AvianPosted January 2, 201193 views11 comments

Photographed in Awakabal Reserve near Newcastle on the Coast of NSW, Australia. This proved to be an excellent spot for photographing Honeyeaters.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 500mm f/4 + 1.7 TC., f/6.7, 1/1000, ISO 800, Call used.

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 2, 2011 at 4:40 AM

Welcome!
Lovely first post!
Great pose, good eye, nice perch, and clean BG.
Your choice of comp works well, also.
Cheers!
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on January 2, 2011 at 10:15 AM

Welcome to NPON Gerard. Love the detail, light and comp on this. Good choice of a slight pano as well. Only wish you would have posted the larger version as well so I could enjoy it even more. Nice work!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on January 2, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Hi Gerald, Welcome to NPN and Avian. Love the arch in the throat on this bird. Nice bokeh too. Not crazy about the angle of the branch but not a deal breaker. Lots of times we take what we can get. Looking forward to seeing more of your images.

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 2, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Love the overall comp Gerard. Sharpness and detail on the bird look good, but a larger version would make that assessment easier and I encourage you to post a 1200px in the future. Sure is nice to see all the detail. Great BG, perch, and eye contact from the bird. Well done. Keep them coming.

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

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on January 2, 2011 at 1:10 PM

Excellent first post- Awesome details, pose and background- great job, Fabio

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 2, 2011 at 1:17 PM

This bird gave you a very nice pose with an excellent background. Your details look very good but would love to see them better in a larger post.

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

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on January 2, 2011 at 1:32 PM

Great detail and textures. Nice comp, and the bg really compliments the bird's colors. Welcome to NPN, Gerard.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 2, 2011 at 8:36 PM

Great all around, no nits at all. Love that pose and BG.
Excellent work

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

Comment posted by Angela McCain on January 2, 2011 at 10:39 PM

Welcome to NPN. I like the post you have chosen. Very sharp. Nice neutral background. Great eye contact and light.

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

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 2, 2011 at 11:53 PM

G'day Gerard Good to see you posting. Love the typical tawny-crowned pose.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 4, 2011 at 2:03 AM

Nice clean shot, good head turn and and interesting species.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments