Willie Wagtail

Gallery: AvianPosted May 22, 201173 views8 comments

Willie Wagtail photographed in the Strezlecki Desert, South Australia.

Canon 7D, EF500 f/4, tripod, ISO 400, f/8, 1/2500, ec -2/3, slight crop all round and a couple of distracting elements in background toned down a little.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on May 22, 2011 at 4:48 AM

An interesting substrate Simon. Def an attention getter. The apparent attitude of this bird is nice as is the exposure. Cool shot.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on May 22, 2011 at 5:50 AM

Striking shot Simon - great job on the exposure with the balcks and whites

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on May 22, 2011 at 3:45 PM

A Willie Wagtail, huh? Looks like a spunky little guy. Really great job on this, Simon. Looks like harsh light by the shadow, and yet the exposure is right on.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on May 22, 2011 at 5:18 PM

Striking image. Love that terra cotta sand and the black and white bird. Great techs to bring out BW with the intense light. I think I would get him a bit more out of the center though.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on May 23, 2011 at 6:19 AM

That sand colour really brings this little fellow to life. Bright sunlight always makes the exposure critical and you've done a fine job here getting the detail from the black feathers.Composition looks about right to me. Graham

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Comment posted by Robert Holguin on May 23, 2011 at 10:28 PM

Excellent shot! Love the the red sand as it really brings out the bird. Sharp, great pose, and well exposed. Well done.

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Comment posted by David Sparks on May 24, 2011 at 12:12 PM

Such nice details in the blacks and whites! I like the pose showing relative length of wings and tail, eye contact, sharpness, and DOF.

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 26, 2011 at 6:26 PM

Excellent Simon. Love the attitude and the setting.
May

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