View Full Version : Cape Glossy Starling
Dumay de Boulle
02-07-2011, 03:33 AM
These birds have no color pigment whatsoever, they have some melanin in the feathers which gives strength. The colorful effect created by way the keratin in the feathers is layered. As light falls on the feathers the keratin layers reflect different wavelengths of light resulting is this amazing iridescent coloring.
Canon 7D
Canon 400 f5.6 L
AV f6.3
TV 1/1600
ISO 800
Subject distance 6.5m
Evaluative Metering
AWB
RAW processed in CS5 iMac
Mark Young
02-07-2011, 05:05 AM
Beautiful exposure, the yellow eye really contrasts against the nice glossy blues.
Jonathan Ashton
02-07-2011, 05:30 AM
Superb shot amazing detail, I like the pose, the composition is I suspect optimal but I do wonder if a tad more head room and a little more space on the left would help, the bird is quite large in the frame.
Dumay de Boulle
02-07-2011, 07:29 AM
Thanks folks...I was trying to show more of the detail thats the reason for the tighter crop. More space did cross my mind but decided on this as the end product. Thanks for the feedback
arash_hazeghi
02-07-2011, 09:26 AM
very nice pose and details
Dudley Watson
02-07-2011, 10:21 AM
Lovely detail and colours with good eye contact ...Nice chatting to u at Mankwe
Chris Kotze
02-07-2011, 11:14 AM
Excellent details and super colours. Not a easy bird to expose correctly and you did well.
Mikko Viljamaa
02-07-2011, 01:46 PM
Well done with relatively high ISO and a dark bird. Lovely BG too...
Mikko
Nico Steenberg
02-07-2011, 03:41 PM
You nailed the exposure on a shiny customer. Super IQ and bg. Well done Dumay !
James Salywoda
02-08-2011, 03:23 AM
WOW!!! I love the colors captured Dumay beautiful image.
Dumay de Boulle
02-08-2011, 05:17 AM
Thanks folks for taking the time to view and comment
Pieter de Waal
02-08-2011, 12:10 PM
Dumay beautiful image of this species. I agree with Chris not easy to get those colours exposed correctly, well done.
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