White-plumed Honeyeater

Gallery: AvianPosted September 22, 2010167 views22 comments

Still horrible weather here so here's another from June in SW Queensland.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/500 cropped from horizontal, overcast

cheers
Rob

Comments

22 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 22, 2010 at 3:15 AM

Love the pose, eye, and muted, complimentary colors.
I'd personally clone out that little branch to the left of the left wing - just a tiny nit.

Sandy r

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

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on September 22, 2010 at 4:20 AM

Really pleasant image , I like a lot color tones and comp with the bird framed by plant.
Would be mine, I would have cloned leaves on bottom right.
However, a fascinating image.
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 22, 2010 at 4:28 AM

Excellent work Rob. If I may only suggest a less centered comp, otherwise it's fabulous. Lot of these guys my way.

Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on September 22, 2010 at 6:46 AM

I like the comp here Rob. I also like the DOF, light, and nice head turn. A wonderful BG as usual. Well done as usual.

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

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 22, 2010 at 9:00 AM

This is lovely, the setting looks great

Well done.

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on September 22, 2010 at 9:13 AM

Super sharp with nice habitat inclusion and a great perch. Well done.

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on September 22, 2010 at 10:04 AM

Beautiful pose, Rob. Nice tender colors of the birds blended with a neat complementary BG:

Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on September 22, 2010 at 11:38 AM

A very pleasing image. Lovely muted colors. Excellent detail, especially in the feather texture and bark on the branch. A neat bird as well - colors reminiscent of the Verdin of the American southwest. Setting is very nice.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 22, 2010 at 12:13 PM

Very, very pleasing image Rob. I love the colours, textures, bg, perch and pose. Great attention to detail. Well done.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 22, 2010 at 12:31 PM

Beautiful shot Rob, so perfect it seems like a setup, although I doubt it is.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on September 22, 2010 at 2:40 PM

I love the subtle colors of the bird that are complimented by the subtle background. The overall intrusion of the plant works for me with the relatively centered comp.

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

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on September 22, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Lovely greenish tones throughout, good pose and head turn.

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

Comment posted by Ian Mason on September 22, 2010 at 6:41 PM

Excellent! I hadn't noticed the intruding branch/leaves, but now they've been mentioned, I agree they are a slight distraction.

Registered on December 14, 2005, 399 Posts, 2305 Comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on September 22, 2010 at 6:53 PM

WOW Rob. Absolutely no nits from me on this one. Beautiful composition, perch, background, habitat, feather detail, head turn, and sharpness. The lighting is very soft as well. I don't know if this would improve the image at all but maybe clone out the two reddish leaves in the lower right hand conrner. Beautiful!!!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on September 22, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Really nice! No nits here! I wouldn't clone a thing. Sharon

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Bryan Hix on September 22, 2010 at 7:24 PM

Love everything about it. Agree with the suggestion to clone the leave in LRC.

Registered on June 13, 2008, 117 Posts, 755 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on September 22, 2010 at 9:10 PM

Gorgeous, Rob!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on September 23, 2010 at 2:20 AM

Wonderful image, Rob! The inclusion of the habitat makes this one very different.

Registered on August 18, 2005, 23 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on September 23, 2010 at 10:42 AM

Great setting, great image.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on September 23, 2010 at 12:36 PM

Hi Rob,
Nice clean image. Details look great and the smooth background really sets the bird off. I think the bird is too centered. I guess you were trying to minimize the intrusion of all the right side branches. Anyway still a nice image.
Ronnie

Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on September 23, 2010 at 8:35 PM

Rob, I think this is magnificent. The colors are subtle but there is plenty of impact from the bird, setting, pose and more. I love it. Wish it were in my files.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 24, 2010 at 3:14 AM

Excellent shot all the way around, everything comes together on this, the larger image was a pleasure to view, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments