Grey Fantail

Gallery: AvianPosted April 5, 2010100 views12 comments

Grey Fantail photographed in NE Victoria. These friendly little birds are quite common throughout Australia.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4x, tripod, ISO800, 1/80, f/8, cropped for composition from left and bottom. Noise reduction applied to background.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 5, 2010 at 5:43 PM

What great BG colors Simon. I love the overall comp. The bird is sharp in the critical places with nice eye contact and light. Well done.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 5, 2010 at 6:11 PM

Great sharp shot Gary. The eye looks a little dark on my computer. Maybe it needs a little selective lightening, or maybe my laptop needs a better monitor.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM

Looks just about perfect from here.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 6, 2010 at 6:14 AM

Nice one Simon - good job getting the tail out in view and I like the inquisitive pose

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on April 6, 2010 at 9:08 AM

This is beautiful. The pastel BG makes this sing.

Peter

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 6, 2010 at 9:45 AM

Great BG colors that go well with the bird. Nice perch and pose as well

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM

This is beautifully done!

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 6, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Simon, the pose of the bird is beautiful and I especially like the background, it has an almost water color effect to it that I find very appealing. Love how the bristles by the bill show so clearly and the lovely look into this bird's eye.

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Comment posted by Roy Bailey on April 6, 2010 at 4:07 PM

Realy nice Simon good pose and eye contact, loaded with detail and some wonderful colours in the background. Looks like the type of bird that doesnt stay still for long.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 6, 2010 at 8:29 PM

A little stunner Simon. Great details as usual.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on April 6, 2010 at 11:13 PM

This has the hallmark signs of your work, strong composition, clean background and technical excellence. Cute bird and this photo gives us a great look at him.

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on April 7, 2010 at 9:26 PM

That is some really nice detail, Simon. Great pose and nice eye contact. I really like that background.

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