Superb Starling

Gallery: AvianPosted January 15, 201149 views7 comments

Not a fan of the non-native European starling in this country, but this native of Tanzania while on safari was just "superb". Sorry, couldn't help myself

Untouched, except for resizing for post. Was wondering about cropping-not too crazy about upper right.

C&C appreciated

30D
100-400 @195
f/4
ISO 100

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on January 15, 2011 at 7:28 AM

Hi Lisa. Do not think you need to crop the image, but would suggest you remove the leaf in front of the starling before printing. As a strict nature shot it has to be left in, but when printing for framing for your own use a little photoshop would not hurt. The star shaped seed pod is a nice extra.

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Comment posted by dan elster on January 15, 2011 at 8:26 AM

I like the upper right and the composition in general. The bird is nice and sharp and pops from it's surroundings. Would be nice to see this one bigger.

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Comment posted by richard remington on January 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM

Great shot but the leaf is distracting. Nice job on the blacks.

Rick

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on January 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM

Superd indeed! Very striking looking bird. The leaf does detract a bit, but on the other hand, it makes a nice impression of a bird in habitat.

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Comment posted by Sally King on January 15, 2011 at 11:20 AM

I kind of like how the bird is peeking around the leaf. Nice details and I like your comp as is.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on January 15, 2011 at 12:45 PM

I like the Peek-A-Boo look, and the colors in the bird are beautiful. I like your comp as is, with the included habitat. You could experiment with a vertical crop, the Right upper corner does not bother me.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on January 15, 2011 at 5:49 PM

Love the setting Lisa

cheers
Rob

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