Cape White-eye

Gallery: AvianPosted January 17, 2012171 views12 comments

A relatively common bird here in the Western Cape, the Cape White-eye. I had to compensate on DoF and shutter speed to keep the ISO as low as possible. In hind sight I should rather have increased the DoF and reduced shutter speed.

1/1000
F/4.0
ISO 400
Canon 1D MkIV
Canon 500mm
Distance - 6.5m

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by John Robinson on January 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM

That,s a great looking bird!
DOF looks fine to me.
Great stuff .
JohnR

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on January 17, 2012 at 3:33 PM

Hi Neal.
I'm going over to Cape town and the Garden route hope i can find some over there.
Your bird looks sharp and very neat with a good bg,

Keith.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on January 17, 2012 at 3:59 PM

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on January 17, 2012 at 5:50 PM

An awesome looking bird Neal. That eye ring is really riviting. I like the comp and the DOF looks good to me. Nice work.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 17, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Sweet little bird - DOF and detail look fine here. Nice eye and BG too -
Sandy

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Comment posted by Verdon on January 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM

great detail with nice pose!!!

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 17, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Excellent pose and eye contact. Agree with you on the DOF, at least as far as the feet and perch. .Really nice feather detail!

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Comment posted by Hussain Nalwala on January 18, 2012 at 1:52 AM

Lovely clear shot....

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 19, 2012 at 12:36 PM

Great detail on the bird and I lik the diagonal perch and bg. The perch looks funny to me . Is it covered with ice or did you use NR?

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 19, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Interesting subject, excellent detail and nice even light on the bird. I'm fine with your DOF in a shot like this.

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Comment posted by Neal Cooper on January 20, 2012 at 7:33 AM

Hi Cheryl. The perch is what was left of a protea bush after a veld fire. The fire created the effect on the branch.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on January 21, 2012 at 1:18 AM

Lovely pose, excellent detail. Exposure is spot-on too.

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