Cockatiels

Gallery: AvianPosted May 17, 2011113 views13 comments

There were huge flocks of Cockatiels taking advantage of the abundant seed available at Sturt National Park in north western NSW. I'd like your opinion on the crop. This is a vertical crop from the horizontal. I've included the horizontal as the larger image.

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f7.1 1/4000 part of oof bird removed in vertical crop

cheers
Rob

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 17, 2011 at 7:53 AM

Nice sharpness and eye contact on both birds Rob. I prefer the composition in the 720 pixel version (with the OOF bird removed) though I might consider giving the birds a bit more room on the right to fly in to. .

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Comment posted by Luke Ormand on May 17, 2011 at 9:10 AM

Cool to see these wild birds in flight - I had two cockatiels as pets growing up and I guess that was the start of my love for birds! Are they pets in Australia as well?

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Comment posted by John Tobias on May 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM

I can see why you prefer the vertical comp with the OOF bird out. I will agree, but it is too bad you could not have got the third bird sharper as IMHO the horizontal version would be the better IMHO. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Harry Harris on May 17, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Rob, My favorite bird because I had one back in the late 70s through the 80s. I like the vertical crop because it allows you to obtain a larger image of the birds and still include both. I am sure a landscape format would not allow that. I like the different wing positions also. Thanks very much for posting. Wish we had some of these in the wild here.

Harry

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on May 17, 2011 at 11:19 AM

The vertical crop looks way better to me and I also like the idea of a little more room in front of the birds. Nice job getting both birds in focus and that is a very nice light blue background, well done.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 17, 2011 at 2:03 PM

Really nice getting both birds Rob. I too like the vertical comp, but maybe a bit more on the right.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM

Great capture, Rob. I agree that I'd like to see more room on the right.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on May 17, 2011 at 5:37 PM

nicely timed here! I too prefer the vertical crop and can see it working well with some more space added on the RHS

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 17, 2011 at 6:12 PM

Getting them both in focus with that combo at 7.1 is a real feat. Well done, Rob. I like the effect of the vertical best, and go with a bit more space on the right.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 18, 2011 at 10:40 AM

Really like the vertical comp and the position of the birds. Great timing!

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 18, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Well done getting both sharp and with good eye contact.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 18, 2011 at 9:05 PM

Rob,
When I first saw this I thought it was a water shot involving a reflection. WOW....@ f/4 you got both birds sharp. I much prefer the 720 Pixel image. Is one a female and one a male? Great image Rob.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 24, 2011 at 10:10 AM

Very cool Rob, I think the vertical crop/comp looks great.
Nicely done

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