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Australian Reed Warbler
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Australian Reed Warbler

by Rob Drummond

Gallery: AvianPosted January 27, 201189 views11 comments
Reed beds resound to the chortling call of this species over the late spring and summer.

1d2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/1600 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 27, 2011 at 4:40 AM

Classic RW shot, Rob. Lighting looks quite harsh, so congrats on holding the exposure on the breast area. Nice one.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 27, 2011 at 6:47 AM
I guess you really can't get a more appropriate setting for a reed warbler than this. Love the setting with the verticals and greens that set the bird off very nicely. Really nice light and exposure Rob. Perfect DOF for this shot as the entire bird is sharp, but the reeds behind the perch reed are OOF enough to make the bird and perch stand out very well. Nice eye contact and catch light too. Really nice as usual.
Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments
Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on January 27, 2011 at 8:20 AM
really nice, Rob. love the bird's pose and the great vertical and diagonal lines through the image.
Registered on March 21, 2009, 202 Posts, 4187 Comments
Comment posted by Alan Bryant on January 27, 2011 at 9:04 AM
Love all the reeds all around :cool:

As said you have done really well with the exposure seeing that it looks like the light was "harsh".

Nice one Rob :toast:
Registered on March 31, 2006, 473 Posts, 1081 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on January 27, 2011 at 9:49 AM
I always appreciate your images. You can create very fine and interesting images even of birds that are plan and are not as photogenic as some of the more rare or colorful birds.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Moore on January 27, 2011 at 7:27 PM
Well done as always.This is a handsome little devil.

dan
Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Ditch on January 27, 2011 at 7:31 PM
Another winner. ery nice subdued colors. Good graphics. Well done.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 27, 2011 at 10:03 PM
Interesting pose and habitat Rob. Very nice over all. :toast:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 27, 2011 at 11:48 PM
Nice pose, great eye and habitat !
Wish my eye didn't keep coming back to those dark areas..
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on January 28, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Rob,

I love the lines of the reeds in your image, the pose of the warbler, light, sharpness and detail. A very appealing shot as posted.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on January 29, 2011 at 3:05 PM
Hi Rob :wavey: Beautifully captured :eek: The natural habitat is exceptional :toast:
Albert Darmo. Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments