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Little Corella
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Little Corella

by Simon Bennett

Gallery: AvianPosted August 6, 201070 views6 comments
Little Corellas are small cockatoos common throughout inland Australia. This bird came to drink at a stock water trough on Kilcowera Station, western Queensland.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4 + 1.4 tc, tripod, kwik camo, ISO 200, evaluative, f/9, 1/1250, short vertical, cropped for composition.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 6, 2010 at 7:53 AM
Nice little head turn Simon - I think I've seen this bird
cheers
Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on August 6, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Real good exposure, and a nice perch.

- Luke
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 6, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Very nice, Simon. Excellent job on the exposure of the whites. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on August 6, 2010 at 11:47 AM
beautiful, Simon. sweet pose, great details and nice comp.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on August 6, 2010 at 7:14 PM
Nice presentation Simon. I like the sly "smile" with that head turn. Great exposure too.
Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 7, 2010 at 7:21 AM
Simon,

Sweet light, pose, comp and exposure. I especially like the shadow of the feet on the tail.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments