Ground-Roller

Gallery: AvianPosted August 4, 201289 views7 comments

Long-tailed Ground-Roller photographed in spiny forest at Ifaty, Madagascar.

Canon 5D MkIII, EF 70-200 mm f/4 IS @ 150mm, handheld, ISO 400, f/8, 1/100. Cropped for composition. A oof twig behind bird digitally disguised, and the background/foreground desaturated a little.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 4, 2012 at 9:40 PM

Excellent, Simon. Great angle and the detail is very good. You handled the back lighting very well.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 4, 2012 at 11:49 PM

What a saucy little fellow. I like the pose with the lifted tail a great deal.

Peter

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on August 4, 2012 at 11:50 PM

This setting and this bird would be right at home here in Arizona. Nice exposure and detail.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on August 5, 2012 at 2:30 AM

I was waiting for something like this, what a great bird. Great detail

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 6, 2012 at 1:07 PM

Very nice detail where it counts and interesting to see a little blue color along the wing and dirt on the bill, well done.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on August 7, 2012 at 7:03 PM

Cool bird, nice details/colors..

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 7, 2012 at 8:07 PM

He stands out well against the background of a similar color. Feather detail is excellent, nice work.

Ray

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