Australian Ringneck

[Simon Bennett]

Australian Ringneck photographed at Hattah-Kulkyne National Park, north-western Victoria.

Canon 400D, EF500 f/4, tripod, partial metering, ISO 400, 1/250, f/9, shot vertical, a bit cropped from right and top.

[Juan Aragonés]

Very nice pose and what a cool species! It seems to me that the light ring on the neck is a bit hot so I would suggest a selective adjustment on this area to recover the whites.

[Alfred Forns]

Excellent Simon Can also add that I would like the bird moved down the frame a bit to have more room up top !! Beautiful bird and setting !!! btw excellent exp but not sure why would you use partial metering?

[Glenn Bartley]

Fantastic image! I agree that the comp would work better with the bird lower in the frame.

[Mark Schmitt]

As you've already stated, you would have cropped differently. This is a splendid species, one I've not seen before. The exposure is nearyl spot on; BG is complimentary and the perch in it's diagonal orientation lends to the vertical crop, as does the long lines of the bird, particularly the tail. I would agree that a small amount of selective Post Processing would benefit the ring in the neck. That being said, this is an over-all good image. Well done. ;-)

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm personally fine with the top to bottom ratio, but I would place the subject further to the right. Beautiful species - I love the hint of lime-green on the rump.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautifully composed with a wonderful pose. Love the color and detail in this image and the very clean and lovely BG. Many thanks for sharing Simon.

[Neil Losin]

I like the bird near the top of the frame as-is, but I agree it could go to the right a bit more. What a great bird and beautifully captured!

[Simon Bennett]

Thank you all for your comments. Here is a repost with a different crop. I also multiplied the highlights to get more detail and intensity in the plumage.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Very nice image Simon. I prefer your repost with the tighter RHS crop. Cheers :)

[Doug Brown]

The repost works much better for me Simon! Nicely done.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Repost looks great, I would still keep working on the whites from the nck, congratulaitons on a great full body shot of a gorgeous bid!