WBWS

Gallery: AvianPosted May 10, 201198 views16 comments

White-breasted Woodswallows. I was about to call it a morning because the sun was getting a little too high when this pair of woodswallows obliged.
Sturt national Park - North west New South Wales

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f14 1/1250 exp comp -1/3

cheers
Rob

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16 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on May 10, 2011 at 8:31 AM

what beauties, Rob. love the comp here.

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 10, 2011 at 9:26 AM

Never seen (or heard of) these birds before. Classicly captured in your style Rob and the exposure looks pretty good

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Comment posted by Karen Summers on May 10, 2011 at 10:07 AM

love the comp a great shot light looks beautfiful

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 10, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Wonderful job in getting this difficult shot with the bright light. I like that both are in focus, the direction of the head turns within the frame and the perch. Excellent shot, way to go.

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Comment posted by Keith A Anderson on May 10, 2011 at 1:36 PM

Beautiful image, Rob. Great comp, exposure and dof. Very pretty birds, too!! Are they truly part of the swallow family?

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Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on May 10, 2011 at 2:35 PM

Great shot- Excellent pose, detail and BG on this one- It seems a painting (a good one)- Well done, Fabio

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 10, 2011 at 3:45 PM

Rob beautifully balanced and both birds nice and sharp,great image.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 10, 2011 at 4:03 PM

Really excellent Rob. I just love the colors on these birds, well lack of it. I have always loved subtle greys and well textured whites and you captured both in this shot. Both birds tack sharp with great detail. That is one thing I see in your images Rob, the birds are always captured with superb detail and sharpness. You inspire me to acheive the same level in my images. A really nice comp with great light on both birds. Well handled exposure.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 10, 2011 at 5:08 PM

Glad you hung around for a bit longer because this is an outstanding image.
May

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 10, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Rob:
I like the diagonal perch, catch light in the eyes of both birds, and the exposure that reveals the texture in both the whites and grays. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 10, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Exellent to catch 2 of them - and both sharp, in good position, catchlights and even an interesting perch!

Sandy

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Comment posted by KC Choo on May 10, 2011 at 10:24 PM

They are gorgeous Woodswallows, and you've captured them so well.

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 11, 2011 at 12:33 AM

Wow!!! Excellent shot. Love that both birds are sharp and well exposed. Wonderful perch and comp. Well done.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 11, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Delighful birds, a fine comp and excellent techs, Rob. The perch adds a lot to the image.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 11, 2011 at 5:17 PM

Good thing you didn't miss these, Rob. What a great image, the pose on the perch, the textures of the wood against those fine ones of the bird, and finally a great color combo.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on May 12, 2011 at 10:02 AM

Great poses and nice job stopping down to F14 to get both birds sharp, lovely shot Rob

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