Yellow plumed

[Tony Kirkby]

Yellow plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus ornatus taken near Perth, Western Australia. A fairly common bird in the Wandoo forests of the south west.

Nikon D200
Sigma 500mm 4.5
1/60sec
f4.5

[Maxis Gamez]

Hi Tony,

Love the pose and details and the dark BG makes your subject POP! The DOF does not bother me at all.

[Jim Poor]

Nice pose and BG on this one. The yellow spot on the neck is a bit bright (255 in the R&G channels in a lot of areas) so I'd try to bring it down a bit.

[Krijn Trimbos]

Hi Tony,
Good perch, nice subject, great headturn and like Maxis pointed out the BG makes it pop. A couple of suggestions though, I would try to move the subject a bit more to the right of the frame and give it a bit more space on top, the plume is a bit hot. Next time you have an opp like this try to not let the tail merge with the perch. Minor things though, very nice shot in any case!

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful capture Tony with good detail and lighting as well as a great BG. I agree with Jim that the yellow spot on the neck llooks a tad bright and I persoanally would like to see a bit more room at the top. I am wonderfing how a vertical crop would look here if you had enough canvas. Just a thought. Very nice as presented Tony and thanks for sharing.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

I like the pose and agree regarding the yellows. Desaturating them a bit should do the trick. I also think that it might work well as a vertical crop if you have more space.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

I really like the pose and the black BG,I would sharpen it a bit!

[Blake Shadle]

Very nice image, Tony. I agree that the background helps your subject stand out nicely. I'd also like to see this as a vertical composition, adding some canvas to the top if needed.

[Tony Kirkby]

Many thanks for the comments and advice.