Verditer Flycatcher

Gallery: AvianPosted February 28, 2012197 views16 comments

Fraser's Hill, Malaysia
For those who are familiar with Fraser's Hill, Jelai Highlands Resort will be well known to you. The lights in the carpark remain on all night and attract huge numbers of moths, including some massive specimens. The birds then emerge from the jungle at first light for a buffet breakfast

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16 comments

Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on February 28, 2012 at 7:51 AM

great bird, Rob. nice perch and comp, and I love how well the eye stands out from the dark mask. overall IQ looks great, really nice work with the dof.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 28, 2012 at 9:57 AM

Brian has covered this well.

A very nice looking bird and image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on February 28, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Rob, What a beautiful bird! Great pose (I always like a rear view to show off the back and tail), interesting perch and nice BG.
From here the green BG is a bit bright and competes with the bird. If it were mine, I'd tone down the green just a tad.
Disclaimer: haven't calibrated for 2 months!

Excellent!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM

Hello Rob

Fine Detailed Feathers are Beautiful ! Nice Pose. Interesting Branch for the perch. Clean BG.

TFS

Bill

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 28, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Gorgeous bird - excellent pose, perch and detail.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 28, 2012 at 4:01 PM

Classic pose and perch, fine detail. I like the way the eye stands out.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on February 28, 2012 at 6:53 PM

Rob,
Beautiful perch and composition you have going here. Like Sandy stated I too like the back side of a bird as long as you get a really good head turn which you've got. Good sharp details as well ad a glint in the eye. Well done.

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on February 28, 2012 at 7:33 PM

Rob, this is wonderful. I love the understated colors of this flycatcher against the nice green background.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on February 28, 2012 at 7:54 PM

The colors and the details are wonderful. Love the perch too. Really a beautiful photo.

Ray

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 28, 2012 at 8:32 PM

Gorgeous shot Rob, the best I remember seeing of this bird, nice job stopping down to get everything razor sharp, love the perch and bg too.

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Comment posted by Angela McCain on February 28, 2012 at 10:21 PM

Gorgeous, Rob. The subtleties of the delicate blue shades have been excellently captured as well as the tiniest of details. Excellent pose by the bird, too. VERY nice.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on February 29, 2012 at 1:49 AM

A Simply Beautiful Portrait of a Cool Bird

Excellent Work Rob!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 29, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Excellent shot Rob, I have always liked your choice of compositions and detail. The blue bird and green background really compliment each other, wonderful shot and Interesting to read about the moths.