Magpie-lark

Gallery: AvianPosted May 19, 201192 views13 comments

This female was taking advantage of the fresh growth around a waterhole and the insects it had attracted

1D2n 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 400 f8 1/3200 exp comp -2/3 tripod flat on ground

cheers
Rob

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Charles Gangas on May 19, 2011 at 8:42 AM

Very cool looking bird Rob. I like the low perspective and the DOF and you handled the exposure well. Cheers

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Comment posted by David Haynes on May 19, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Rob,
What a cool looking bird. Good feather detail and pose. You handled the whites perfectly. You must have been on your belly to get this image. Love the low perspective and appropriate depth of field. The two little sprigs of grass in front of him are a little bit distracting but not real bad. Wonder if you could clone those out? Terrific bird Rob!!

Registered on February 20, 2010, 110 Posts, 1511 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 19, 2011 at 11:19 AM

Damn Rob, you have some cool birds in Australia. Every post is a new species just about. I love this shot. The B and W plumage is a stunner and the detail you captured is super. I love the habitat in this shot. No nits from me.

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

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on May 19, 2011 at 11:25 AM

Another neat species I've never even heard of.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on May 19, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Rob, what an amazingly clear image of this bird. It just jumps out of its surroundings.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on May 19, 2011 at 6:55 PM

Great exposure and dof Rob. I like the head tilt as well.

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Comment posted by Steve Heironymus on May 19, 2011 at 10:53 PM

thanks for sharing Rob!!
Great shot

Registered on November 1, 2003, 36 Posts, 1110 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on May 19, 2011 at 11:29 PM

Lovely peewee image, low perspective and exposure is spot-on.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on May 20, 2011 at 7:22 AM

A very interesting bird well presented Rob. You've done well on a tough exposure and I like the setting. The two grass sprigs don't bother me in the least.

Registered on March 30, 2007, 437 Posts, 10915 Comments

Comment posted by S Govindarajan on May 20, 2011 at 11:21 AM

Wonderful angle, dof and pose, Rob. Really like the great headturn and flowers all around.

Registered on April 19, 2008, 115 Posts, 1921 Comments

Comment posted by keith mitchell on May 20, 2011 at 4:06 PM

Rob everytime i see these birds i think of my trips to your great country with all your black and white birds,this one looks great.

Keith.

Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on May 20, 2011 at 9:06 PM

I like this setting Rob and it's an excellent POV. Very good job on this difficult exposure, nice details as well.
Great shot!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2011 at 8:39 AM

I really like the alert pose, mixture of colors in the BG (especially nice with the B&W bird), and DOF.

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