Tawny Grassbird

[Chris Martinez]

(Megalurus timoriensis)

1DMKIV, 600mm IS, 1.4x II, tripod.

ISO 800, f/8, 1/500, +1/3ec

Selective sharpening, little bit of eye work(brighten iris and reflection), removed single(tiny) blade of grass, cropped.

edit - also recovered blown highlights in the water droplets on grass.

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

Nice look back pose, sense of the rainy environment, exposure and sharpness.

From a comp point, I would be inclined to move the bird further to the right by cropping.

A reasonable starting point for a small in frame subject like this would be to set the bird on the right lower rule of thirds point, see how you like it.

Cheers

Randy

[Dave Leroy]

Lovely looking photo.

I like the nice inclusion of habitat and the rain and water drops.

Pano crop works for me. It seems to blend nicely with the sloping grass.

If mine I would take a bit off right side probably to about the first big blade of grass.

Dave

[Joerg Rockenberger]

+1 re cropping from the right. Nice shot. JR

[Tom Rambaut]

Well done getting a shot of this species. I have tried but without much luck.

I agree with the crop suggestions but do like the water droplets on the reeds to the right of the bird.

[Chris Martinez]

Thanks guys

Randy, do you mean the lower right intersection:2

I think this is about the closest to that as I could manage.

[Randy Stout]

Chris:

I think that crop makes for a stronger image.

Really like the feeling of this one.

Cheers

Randy

[Chris Martinez]

Thanks a bunch Randy.

I'm diggin' this version now :S3: