Gang Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum)

[Jan Wegener]

More images and more making ofs on my BLOG (http://vogelfotografien.wordpress.com/)

Went back to the spot I found a few birds last week and got lucky again!

This bird popped on the best possible branch while I was scouting for more birds. I only had my 400mm lens with me, when this male flew up the bush and landed in an open spot. I immediately ran up the adjacent hill as quickly as I could and managed a few shots before he flew off!

1D Mark IV
400 L
Iso 1600
F 6.3
1/1600
580 EX II @ -2

Odd techs, but I was expecting a bird in the shade, so the only thing I could do was adjusting my shutter speed quickly enozh to not blow out the bird.

[Lyle Gruby]

Beautiful shot. Sharp as a tack. Beautiful perch and BG. I like the amount of negative space. Great flash work.

[Melissa Groo]

Stunning perch, look back and colors, great depth of field and background. Fantastic work.

[Faraaz Abdool]

Your work with these parrots and cockatoos is absolutely amazing Jan. Perfectly done.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Perfect perch and a nice head turn. I like the wind blown crest feathers

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Jan,

Love this one. Really enjoy your blog as well - and always look forward to your posts!

The red berries are a plus, and the head turn is just right!

Miguel

[Jan Wegener]

Perfect perch and a nice head turn. I like the wind blown crest feathers

Thanks guys.

Cheryl, no wind, Gang Gangs have a crest like that :)

[Robert Holguin]

Lovely image.
Excellent pose, terrific perch, wonderful background, and great comp.
Very well done.
Beautiful bird.

[christopher galeski]

Beautiful image,love the BG,nice pose and perch,well done.

[Tom Rambaut]

Lovely look back pose - great background. I've never seen this species in the wild! Nice flash work - I can not tell if a flash has been used.