Little Woodswallow

Gallery: AvianPosted February 25, 201471 views9 comments

Little Woodswallow photographed in outback Queensland a few years ago.

Canon 7D, 500mm f/4 + 1.4, tripod, ISO 100, f8, 1/250, ec +2/3, a tangle of dead twigs removed at left and cropped for composition.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on February 25, 2014 at 10:28 PM

I really like the soft light in this one Simon and the clouds on the left side add to this for me..I like that better than a totally uniform blue sky...just more interesting.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Ditch on February 26, 2014 at 12:07 AM

A new species for me, and quite interesting. Good position and nice IQ.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1031 Posts, 12705 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on February 26, 2014 at 12:13 AM

Love these images from Oz! A beauty, Simon! Pose, detail, perch and eye contact couldn't be better.

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hansen on February 26, 2014 at 12:40 AM

Very sharp. I like the perch and the background. Nice profile shot of an interesting bird.

Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on February 26, 2014 at 1:01 AM

A little beauty, Simon. Excellent image.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 26, 2014 at 10:52 AM

You've got some great detail in the larger image - nice eye contact too

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 26, 2014 at 3:02 PM

Very nice lighting and detail Simon

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 27, 2014 at 6:00 PM

Interesting to see the color contrast with the lighter color wings in the middle. Unusually you see a color transition pattern going from one range to another across the whole bird but this species has dark, light then dark. Well done Simon.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on February 27, 2014 at 7:24 PM

Nice capture with good technical. The detail really shows up in the larger image. I might try darkening the sky just a bit. I don't think it would interfere with him separating and the richer tone in the sky may let the image pop a bit more.

Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments