An occasional migrant to my part of Oz and sometimes I heard one or two calling from the forest, but it took 3 years to finally get an image. This was a single bird I heard calling and could see it high in the trees, and for a few days I hoped it would come closer, eventually early one morning it ventured closer and perched atop a post calling , fired off a few shots before he flew off to a low tree.......woohoo !
Personally I prefer the post perch shots, but this is one from the small tree nearby.
Canon 7D + 500 f4......f6.3, 1/160, ISO 200, no flash on purpose.........tripod mounted shot, cropped to vertical, cloned out some background oof curly sticks for a smooth backdrop, selective sharpen and noise reduction to backdrop
Congrats on getting this guy - 3 years is a long wait. Lovely colors on the bird (yes to the yellow eye and red mouth), and the bg. Good comp, great singing pose.
Confused by the perch stories but love the posted image. Love the calling pose, the open bill, the sharpness, and the BKGR. Flash might have helped by lightening the shadows.
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Lovely calling pose image, Phil - I know what you mean - these guys are really hard to get close to (they love calling away in a dark secluded spot!)... Well done,
Cheers, Greg
Hi Phil, it seems you got lucky with this guy, and on a lovely thin perch, even though you say the post perch is better. I like the calling pose with the open beak, and you have brought out the finer plumage nicely. Perfect placement in the frame. You used your opportunity very well.
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