Straw-Headed Bulbul

Gallery: AvianPosted March 16, 201162 views9 comments

Canon EOS 7D, EF 500mm f/4L IS USM, AV Priority @ f/4 (1/800 sec), ISO 1600, Exposure Compensation: +2/3, Handheld, JPG from RAW

According to my birds of South-East Asia handbooks, we have 39 different species of Bulbul flying around Thailand and Malaysia, of which I've only managed to photograph 10 species thus far but, to my eye, 10 of the most attractive :^)

The one I'm showing you today is of a Straw-Headed Bulbul, which was one the five species of Bulbul I was fortunate enough to come across and photograph during my recent trip to Malaysia. This was also shot from my little boat on the river, but in a slightly calmer stretch than those in which I encountered the Kingfishers ;^)

PP: Cropped by approximately 50%; reset the White Balance to Daylight to add a little more warmth to the colours; worked on the BG to reduce the noise; cloned out a number of overlapping leaves from the top RH corner and directly to the right of the subject.

As always, thoughts and suggestions most welcome :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 17, 2011 at 12:18 AM

I love his pose! I really like the catchlight in his eye, the detail, and the colours. Great picture!

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on March 17, 2011 at 12:41 AM

Extremely beautiful image. Love the amazing detail in the bird, great background. Well composed. Well done.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on March 17, 2011 at 5:39 AM

Nice one Ashley; you're certainly whetting my appetite. Really like the setting but maybe a fraction tight on the rhs and bottom??

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 17, 2011 at 8:01 AM

Many thanks for viewing and leaving your comments Jenaya, Robert, and Rob :^)

Rob: There's more to come :^) Oh, and re the crop, you're right, I probably should have left a bit more room along the bottom and RHS of the frame; if I make it a print I'll certainly remember to do so before hand ;^)

Thanks again :^)

Ashley

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on March 17, 2011 at 9:17 AM

I love that you got the focus nice and clear on the eye area with plenty od light as we,,. Nice pose too.

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Comment posted by Dan Harbour on March 17, 2011 at 7:26 PM

I like that head turn, and the great capture of that wonderful red eye.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on March 17, 2011 at 8:06 PM

Ashley, neat head turn and I like your DOF for both bird and background. A very interesting subject. I do notice some background noise and agree with the cropping suggestion.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on March 17, 2011 at 8:13 PM

Lots of nice detail in this interesting bird especially evident in your larger version. I really like the pose. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 17, 2011 at 11:28 PM

Thanks for your comments Cheryl, Dan, Ron, and Sharon, much appreciated :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

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