Buff-banded Rail

[Greg Oakley]

One from a couple of weeks back. This is one of our skulking rail species here in Australia - I got a lucky break when the chick popped out of the reeds while the parent bird was feeding. Thanks for looking, Greg.



D800, 300 2.8 + 1.7 (510mm), f7.1, 1/250, ISO200, fill flash

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[Marina Scarr]

What a lovely little family portrait, Greg. The low angle and BG are killer, as are your techs as always. The only thing that could have improved this image in my eyes would have been to see a little more of their tootsies. That said, I can see how lifting up a little bit would probably have startled the rails.

[Karl Egressy]

Lovely image Greg I really like it. Well done!!!

[douglas hayes]

Great portrait and colours. I do have a slight aversion to the blurry foreground and lack of tootsies. Does the flash spook the Rails?

[John Robinson]

Spot on Greg ! Nothing much to say
John

[keith mitchell]

Greg saw a lot of these Rails on Penguin island WA running between the picnic tables could not believe my eyes ,the bird looks very good and the chick is icing on the cake, great stuff.

Keith.:S3:

[Richard Flack]

Freaking awesome! Great shot Greg!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Nice lights, colors ,details, low shooting angle and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Holger Leyrer]

Wow ! This all what i can said.
Stunning poses with excellent details and perfect exposure. I love the low angle and the forward stare of the young bird. Well done, Greg

[Frank Schauf]

Nice pose and sharp detail.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Beautiful family, nicely shown. I echo the comments that have preceded mine.

[Ian McHenry]

Hi Greg
I sometimes feel that getting a low angle is sometimes over-rated because of all the long foreground grass that impedes the view.
But you really nailed this one so I'll need to re-evaluate.
Beautiful image with nice angle & definition.

[Diane Miller]

Unique -- great detail in the darks.