Chestnut Quail-thrush

Gallery: AvianPosted October 19, 2010132 views16 comments

Male Chestnut Quail-thrush photographed in shaded first light in mallee woodland in central New South Wales.

Canon 7D, EF500 + 1.4 tc, tripod set flat on ground, angle finder c, ISO 800, 1/200, f/5.6, cropped for composition from top and left, bright area at top right toned down a bit, neat image nr applied to background.

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Chris Ross on October 19, 2010 at 7:08 AM

Nice shot Simon, like the setting overall, though I would suggest cropping about half the OOF FG.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 19, 2010 at 7:17 AM

Just a great shot of this species Simon. Agree with Chris about taking a bit of the oof foreground away.

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Craig Strand on October 19, 2010 at 7:48 AM

Another striking bird from down under. I really like his markings and coloration. Wonderful OOF BG as well.

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Comment posted by Sally King on October 19, 2010 at 10:21 AM

I love the food in the mouth. Always makes the image less static IMO. Lovely colors, excellent details. I think a crop from the bottom could improve this already excellent image.

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Comment posted by Axel Hildebrandt on October 19, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Beautiful plumage, I like the soft light, eye contact and prey.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on October 19, 2010 at 12:43 PM

Simon,
this beautiful bird with the prey is super. Great colors too. I agree about cropping a little the OOF foreground.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 19, 2010 at 2:09 PM

Beautiful Simon. I like the purple colors, they make this very special. Personally I would be tempted to crop this pano by eliminating the OOF FG at the bottom.

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Comment posted by KC Choo on October 19, 2010 at 4:36 PM

Another beautiful bird very well captured! I would also agree about the crop mentioned above. In truth though, I must admit this was not a bother at first glance.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 19, 2010 at 5:42 PM

Nice. I can see what the others mean about the crop but I also like the way the burgundy color of the foreground matches the color in the birds shoulder. I would like it either way.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 19, 2010 at 6:39 PM

What a very interesting setting Simon! Love the bug, the colors and how well you've done in the low light. Quite a unique image IMO.

As a side note, I also appreciate the completeness of your techs and processing info.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 19, 2010 at 8:12 PM

What a fantastic bird and a great low angle Simon with the prey as a nice bonus too. I agree about taking some of the oof fg out.

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

Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on October 19, 2010 at 11:05 PM

Nice capture of a beautiful bird Simon. You did a nice job with the exposure. That pose is great and the bug is a big bonus. I think I would be tempted to crop out the OOF band on the bottom. Great image as posted.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on October 20, 2010 at 5:19 AM

Really cool shot Simon. Love the bird and the bug. What is the bird standing in? Really adds a ton to the image IMO. A really colorful and interesting shot.

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

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 20, 2010 at 4:05 PM

Thank you all for your comments.

Ron, the bird is standing in a bed of a herbaceous plant species that was about to flower. The area had received a lot of rain and wildlflowers were everywhere. Simon

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 20, 2010 at 10:13 PM

Excellent, Simon. I love the oof bg in this image, and the bird is beautifully sharp.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on October 21, 2010 at 3:46 PM

What a colorful bird and setting to go along, really makes the image. I like your low angle and would also adjust the OOF foreground, great job in getting this, way to go.

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