An Aussie classic

[Charlie Schwencke]

Name:Galah, Eolophus roseicapilla
Location:Bendigo, VIC 10/02/2013)
Gear: Pentax K-30 and Sigma 150-500mm @ F6.3 1/1000 ISO400, 500mm Tripod.
PP:ACR/CS5, shadows, Levels, selective colour (Blacks), sharpen.

All comments welcome.

[gail bisson]

Hi Charlie,
One of my favorite birds! I like the walking pose and the foot up. I like your POV because, had you been lower, one would not be able to see the feet.
I find the image very bright and would reduce the brightness and/or exposure.
The whites on the top of the head are blown out and I would try to recover something if you can,
Gail

[Charlie Schwencke]

Hi Charlie,
I find the image very bright and would reduce the brightness and/or exposure.
The whites on the top of the head are blown out and I would try to recover something if you can,
Gail

Thanks Gail I have re worked he image I checked he clipping and nothing was showing up with the whites? I'm not sure if the image looks to dull now love to hear what you think. I only ran a highlights/shadows checked levels and reduced brightness with curves then sharpened and re sized to 1024 for web.

[Satish Ranadive]

Beautiful shot of walking galah in grassy environment.Issues raised by Gil are well addressed in the repost. I like the nice colors, details and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[gail bisson]

Hi Charlie,
I think that somewhere between the Op and the repost would be perfect,
Gail

[PhilCook]

Nice one Charlie, and agree somewhere in between both version would be best....hehehehe.....I like his " Steppin' Out " pose

[Daniel Cadieux]

The repost shows how much detail can reside in otherwise detail-less areas of white! I too like the walking pose, looks like it is walking uphill :-)