Darter

Gallery: AvianPosted March 28, 2015597 views4 comments

Almost dry !
Characteristically hanging out his wings to dry after a fishing trip, I got a good look at this Australian wet-land inhabitant.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 80-400 @ 260 mm
1/400th @ f5.6
ISO 500

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Keith Bauer on March 28, 2015 at 8:53 AM

Nice behavioral shot of this guy drying out. The light wasn't helping you out on this one with the angle it was coming from, but you did pretty well in getting details in the bird. The light green leaf? in the upper right is a real eye distraction. I'd get rid of that.

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Comment posted by Mike Ramy on March 28, 2015 at 12:49 PM

Hey Neale,
You got some really good detail in those dark feathers and the head-on POV is very nice. I agree with Keith about removing the green leaves in the upper right corner.
Well done . . .

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by David Bogener on March 28, 2015 at 2:55 PM

Nice pose and feather detail in what looks like difficult light. Agree about cloning out the OOF leaf. Also consider removing the the two white dots on either side of the wing.

Registered on October 30, 2013, 417 Posts, 1255 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on March 28, 2015 at 10:40 PM

Nice job, Neale. I like the typical drying position and the nice light. The bright green spots in the UR do draw my eye a bit-you might think about removing them.

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