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Greg Oakley
06-02-2013, 11:43 PM
This is an arid zone species here in Australia. They have evolved with a sharp pointed beak which enables them to pick up spinifex seeds in their rocky habitat.
Ormiston, NT, April 2013.

D800, 300 2.8, 1.7TC, f/8, 1/500, ISO800.
Thanks, Greg.

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dankearl
06-03-2013, 12:14 AM
Very attractive bird, sharp and nice perch.
I would crop the bottom part of the oof perch.
Tom Rambaut
06-03-2013, 12:19 AM
Very lucky Greg - I have never seen one and alas never photographed this species. Nice portrait - would not change a whole lot. Love to see this species front on as the colour is on their fronts.
PhilCook
06-03-2013, 02:47 AM
Another sad case of never seeing one in the wild....great score Greg
vishaljadhav
06-03-2013, 03:28 AM
WOw a wonderful bird, you have nailed it spot on, great colors superb sharpness, the lovely BG makes it a more amazing image
Wont like anything changed in this to my eye, looks superb
Karl Egressy
06-03-2013, 07:42 AM
Nice pose and beautiful background, Greg.
Girish Prahalad
06-03-2013, 08:02 AM
a real beauty! a wonderful bird you have got in a great setting with excellent details, colors & BG
Bill Dix
06-03-2013, 09:49 AM
What an impressive bird. Congrats on catching him, and thanks for sharing another species I'll probably never see. I could imagine a bit off the bottom, even if you wanted to add a corresponding amount to compensate on the top.
Daniel Cadieux
06-03-2013, 10:15 AM
I like the comp as presented, although I can see that some may had preferred the lower part of the perch to be within dof. Fantastic BG, and the colours on the subject are well rendered. Love that blue eye!
Doug Brown
06-03-2013, 10:38 AM
Beautiful bird, excellent sharpness, and a nice BG. I can see why you included more of the perch from a compositional standpoint, but the fact that it's substantially OOF makes we want to crop a bit off the bottom.
Jeroen Stel
06-03-2013, 12:45 PM
I'd like to see this as a horizontal crop with less of the OOF perch in the frame.
Love the colors an details in this shot!

Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Kaustubh Deshpande
06-03-2013, 05:41 PM
what a beauty! loved all the details, colors and that sweet BG. I also agree that from a comp. standpoint, vertical is good choice but that perch being OOF...a horizontal might have worked better...8X10 aspect ratio.