Variegated Fairy-wren

Gallery: AvianPosted July 28, 2010243 views15 comments

I've been after a male of this species for a while so I was pretty pleased to get this. It's 99% in breeding plumage - just a couple of feathers in the forehead are grey.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/640 exp comp -1/3
I've included a slightly tighter crop for the larger image which, upon reflection, I think I prefer as the bird is a little less centrally placed.

cheers
Rob

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 28, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Beautiful, Rob. I do think I prefer the crop in your larger image, but not by much.

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Comment posted by Darren McKenna on July 28, 2010 at 10:15 AM

An absolute beauty Rob, I like the tighter crop but this works as well.

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Comment posted by Nancy Elwood on July 28, 2010 at 10:30 AM

Rob really a lovely image!! I like the smaller image crop because the environment is so complimentary. Congrats on finally getting this male!!

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on July 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM

What a spectacular little guy Rob. Both crops work for me but I might slightly prefer the tighter one for the better look at this beauty (and at the details of the perch).

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on July 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM

Rob,

This is a gorgeous little bird, big congrats on getting the male! Like Dennis, I prefer the crop of the larger version to the smaller one. It makes the bird a bit larger in the frame and shows off the nice details and the bird is slightly out of the center.

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on July 28, 2010 at 1:12 PM

Exquisite color & details.Love the BG & prefer the smaller crop for same reason as Nancy mentioned.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 28, 2010 at 1:23 PM

Rob, This is great! I agree with you and the others on the tighter crop. Especially for those of us that have never seen one, the greater detail is a big plus.

Congrats on the capture, excellent work.

Peter

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on July 28, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Spectacular image Rob. What cool perching. Well seen.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on July 28, 2010 at 3:33 PM

Gorgeous bird. I like the perch and the gradient gray BG. I, like Dennis, prefer the crop on the larger version, "but not by much"!. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on July 28, 2010 at 11:09 PM

That's quite a a balancing act, lovely perch, eye contact and light.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM

Excellent capture of a lovely bird - head-turn, shrub, background, detail - all good.

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Comment posted by Bryan Hix on July 29, 2010 at 8:53 AM

Awesome little bird! I too like both crops, but I guess since this is such a beautiful colored bird I am leaning more toward the larger crop to see the details more on the subject.

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Comment posted by May Haga on July 29, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Wow, neat how you caught him as he appears to be daintily tip-toing across the tips of the branches like a fairy.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 29, 2010 at 8:37 PM

The large image is a stunner Rob it puts more emphasis on the bird which has amazing colors and a great head turn.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 2, 2010 at 11:22 AM

What an interesting bird and wonderful shot, the larger version looks great, way to go.

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