Australian Pipit #2

Gallery: AvianPosted October 2, 2010110 views19 comments

G'day all, Simon and I had a wonderful week camping in central NSW. Will process the shots over the next few weeks. Here's another of the pipit when it decided to land on something other than a shiny new fence.

1d2n 500/f4 1.4X from vehicle with bean bag
ISO 400 f8 1/640

cheers
Rob

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 2, 2010 at 9:25 PM

My kind of bird - I love pipits. I didn't know about this species of pipit - cleaner whites and stronger streaking than our American Pipit. Very nice detail.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 2, 2010 at 10:25 PM

This really works for me Rob. Love the habitat, those long needles and green coloration contrast beautifully with the white and beige of the Pipit. Great heads up pose! Normally the bird would be too centered, but the way the supporting habitat wraps around negates that entirely.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 2, 2010 at 10:34 PM

Just gorgeous!

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 3, 2010 at 12:09 AM

Beautiful Rob. Love the pirch. Sure beats the heck out of a fence. Nice details too. Very soft light. Looks like you had a nice overcast day to shoot these. Loking forward to more of these Rob. Way to go.

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on October 3, 2010 at 2:07 AM

Excellent shot, Rob!!

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Comment posted by Chris Ross on October 3, 2010 at 4:21 AM

Nicely done Rob, a fine setting for your bird, I had similar problems with a pipit and a barbed wire fence a little while back, didn't manage to get a shot away from the fence.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 3, 2010 at 5:23 AM

Rob,
another beautiful image of Pipit. I really like the setting, the pose and the background.
Brilliantly done!

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 3, 2010 at 7:42 AM

Top drawer image, Rob. Great BG and setting

Andy...

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 3, 2010 at 9:37 AM

Another very appealing image Rob. Love the comp, BG, and detail. Nice DOF and great plumage patterns on this species. Well done as usual.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 3, 2010 at 9:48 AM

Rob,

Your pipits look as beautiful as ours do here, I thoroughly enjoy their subtle beauty. Lovely detail, setting, pose and sharpness. The comp at first seemed a little too centered to me, but I realized you wanted to keep that one vertical bit of the australian pine at the right side of the image, so I like the comp afterall.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 3, 2010 at 11:45 AM

Beautiful and the centered view on this works very nicely. Sharon

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 3, 2010 at 3:04 PM

Very nice bird and even nicer perch. That is an interesting plant. Nice details in both bird and perch. Great light and background.

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 3, 2010 at 4:59 PM

Terrific shot, the muted light and subtle colors of the background go very well with this bird. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 3, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Excellent setting and the diffuse light has bought out the plumage really well.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 3, 2010 at 7:38 PM

A strong image Rob. The pipit looks great and I love the setting and background. The perch reminds me of Ephedra (Mormon tea), one of the common plants of our high western deserts.

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Comment posted by May Haga on October 3, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Very well done. Beautiful shot.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM

I like the setting and the subtle colors here Rob, nice head position too.

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on October 4, 2010 at 6:15 PM

Great setting, angle, soft light, BG and eye contact.

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Comment posted by Michael Lotito on October 5, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Excellent!

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