Crested Pigeon

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, 1/800, f7.1, iso 640, tripod

I didn't get any decent image for a couple of months now so headed to the local park this arvo determined to get something. Even a shot of this common bird made me reasonably happy...

Full frame

[arash_hazeghi]

wow this is sweet! love the light and that mohawk ;)

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful shot, Ofer. Lovely light, eye contact and low angle here.

[Randy Stout]

Ofer:

Lovely light, low shooting angle, exposure,sharpness, and wild hair do.

The colors in the BG work well with the various hues of the bird.

Cheers

Randy

[Grace Scalzo]

Common maybe for you, but it's a beautiful photograph. Sweet light, lovely colors, and a touch of humor with that crazy crest.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ofer, sweet, sweet light, and just love the hair do. I really like the colours on the wing, together with the colours of the BG. Your low angle works well too.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Ofer! I like the low angle, light, hairdo, wing colours, BG and IQ.

[Markus Jais]

I would be happy too with that shot. Amazing color and light. Wonderful BG and great IQ. A fantastic shot.

Markus

[gail bisson]

Lovely light and the iridescent feathers look like opal inlay. Love the hint of raspberry red as well.
I like the fun raised crest and complimentary BG.Excellent IQ.
I have never been a big fan of cut grass and wish for a better "perch",
Gail

[PhilCook]

lol lol...these birds drive me nuts, they poop everywhere lol

Nice one Ofer, the golden light is nice but I don't think it has captured the colored wing segment quite right, a little too much glare from the blue/green

[Ofer Levy]

Thanks for your comments guys!
Phil - good point! fixed....

[Doug Brown]

Interesting bird. Like the pose and the sweet light. I'm +/- on the grass, but at least the shallow DOF minimizes the visual impact of it.

[Giuseppe Varano]

Nice portrait with sharp details, very sweet light and colors.

[Satish Ranadive]

Every thing has been said about this marvelous image.Love it.

Regards,
Satish.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Cool! I'm OK with the grass, especially with the low angle and fabulous background. I like to photograph the common birds around here too...

[Marina Scarr]

Stunning image and bird. If the grass is this bird's environment, then no issues with the grass for me. Stunning light, back ground and what a crown! Nice low angle. You have really given us a great look at this maybe common bird for you but pretty novel for us.

[Melissa Groo]

What a stunner, Ofer, both the bird and your image. Awesome low angle, and love the irridescence and the light and the complementary background. Comp is perfect. Just a super portrait.

[Arno Ellmer]

Superb capture,Ofer.Never seen one before ! Love the sweet light ,the low angle and the crest.Repost even better.

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Ofer, your low angle helps to eliminate the mowed grass look to me as well as created a sweet bg. Nice looking bird too and your repost works better IMO