Chesnut-rumped Thornbill

Gallery: AvianPosted October 12, 2010117 views18 comments

This is the same bird, or its mate, that Simon posted. After feeding the young at the hollow it would land on this branch for a second or two before flying off again. I got lots of blurred and oof shots and a couple of sharp ones. The yellow in the background is a flowering Cassia bush.

1d2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/320 in shade

cheers
Rob

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on October 12, 2010 at 7:15 AM

"I got lots of blurred and oof shots and a couple of sharp ones.." - Looks like this is one of the "sharp ones"

Excellent details and colors. The nice clean background helps the bird pop off the frame. Interesting perch also. Well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 12, 2010 at 7:33 AM

A really nice comp Rob. Love the face and eye in this shot. Well done as usual.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 12, 2010 at 7:43 AM

The eye really stands out on this one Rob and that perch has lots of character. I like your comp too. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on October 12, 2010 at 11:09 AM

Top drawer image, Rob. Love the way the Thornbill's colour matches that of the perch and the BG is a real stunner and such a gorgeous colour.

Andy...

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Comment posted by Terry Sohl on October 12, 2010 at 1:49 PM

Such a terrific background, very unique color, and it certainly goes well with the muted tones of both the perch and brid. Nice detail in the bird too, and that perch is very cool, especially being able to see through it in the one part.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on October 12, 2010 at 2:06 PM

A pleasing image, as usual. The coarse look of the feathers reminds me of our Verdins here in the AZ desert.

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Comment posted by Doug Gilham on October 12, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Very good detail where it counts, great clean BG color to make this bird really stand out, and a nice perch and pose. All good.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 12, 2010 at 3:01 PM

That Cassia bush sure provided a pleasing backdrop. Nice details and the perch is great.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on October 12, 2010 at 3:03 PM

What a background Rob. WOW. The perch is very complimentary to the bird and the bird is very sharp from the perch forward. Excellent light. Comp is perfect. Well done Rob.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 12, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Lovely background colour, very sharp, interesting perch.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 12, 2010 at 4:28 PM

Rob,
I love this nice bird and in particular his clear eye. Perfect background, great detail and interesting perch. Well done.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 12, 2010 at 4:51 PM

I was wondering what the background was, really compliments the bird and perch colors, well seen and well done.

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Comment posted by Raymond Klassen on October 12, 2010 at 5:41 PM

Man, I really like the bg and the seperated perch helps to make this unique. Also great job on the eye contact.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 12, 2010 at 9:27 PM

Rob,

The OOF cassia bush in the background was a great color to set off the subtle tones of the bird's plumage. A very appealing image as posted. Techs are wonderful as always.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM

Beautiful, Rob. A lovely little bird and a great perch and composition.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on October 13, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Excellent image as usual Rob, so sharp and what a lovely background. Pity about the slit in the branch on the right as it looks like a snake with it's mouth open, it's definately got an eye! Graham

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 13, 2010 at 3:28 PM

Wonderful! I like the composition, the BG and the superb sharpness.

Congrats

D&L

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Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on October 14, 2010 at 12:29 AM

Exceptionally nice image Rob. You got everything working in this one. Not much to add but congrats on a perfect image.

Ronnie

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