Rufous Fantail

Gallery: AvianPosted July 27, 2012193 views13 comments

Where I live these are very much denizens of deep dark gullies so I was delighted to see in tropical Queensland they are out in the open far more.

1DMk4 500/f4 1.4X
ISO 1600 (very overcast and they move very quickly) f8 1/1600

cheers
Rob

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13 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 27, 2012 at 8:38 PM

Wow! Another super cool bird Rob. Very nice at ISO 1600. Great overall comp and very nice sharpness and detail.

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on July 27, 2012 at 9:16 PM

Very nice. Rob. Remarkably low noise for ISO1600. Good depth of field for such low light.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on July 27, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Great process in ISO 1600. Detail and background outstanding.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 27, 2012 at 11:21 PM

What a beautiful bird! You captured this well, he pops from the frame!

Peter

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Comment posted by Verdon on July 27, 2012 at 11:34 PM

👏wow, excellent👏

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 28, 2012 at 12:41 AM

Terrific! A lovely bird I've never seen even in photos before; nicely composed and exposed.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on July 28, 2012 at 1:11 AM

What a little beauty, Rob. I like the background foliage too. Well done.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on July 28, 2012 at 2:39 AM

Very nice indeed, and well done getting this bloke to sit still for a millsecond.

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 28, 2012 at 4:56 AM

A beauty Rob!!! Sharp where it counts, and I really like the soft light here.

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 28, 2012 at 10:32 AM

Wow, what a little cutie! Very nice Rob.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 28, 2012 at 10:49 PM

Simply beautiful Rob!

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Details of the bird are excellent and the background with the out of focus leaf is perfect. Wonderful shot.

Ray

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 30, 2012 at 4:28 PM

Quite an interesting feather/color pattern, nice job in getting this difficult bird, way to go, excellent shot.

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