Australian Crake

[Greg Oakley]

Another skulking crake species here in Australia.
D800, 300 2.8VRII, 1.7TC, f4.8, 1/3200, ISO500,
Thanks Greg.

[Uri First]

beautiful light and movement capture

[Miguel Palaviccini]

Greg,

Stunning! Looks a lot like our Sora - and if they are anywhere near as shy as the Sora, then this shot is that much more impressive!

Just the right amount of room all around. Greens really compliment the red eye. Beautiful catchlight and wonderful lighting.

Miguel

[Daniel Cadieux]

Fantastic colours, marshy habitat, low angle. Love the raised tail and the concentric circles in the water. Perhaps a bit of a greenish cast to the subject, but easy to tweak.

[Marina Scarr]

Lovely light and subject! That tail is so cute. I would remove the green cast and sharpen the bird a little more.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image Greg! I like the sharpness, details, raised tail, composition and BG. I am surprised there are not more comments.

[Greg Oakley]

Thanks for the feedback everyone - here is a repost with the green cast fixed and the bird sharpened,
Cheers, Greg

[Marina Scarr]

Looking good, Greg.

[Faraaz Abdool]

Wow, great shot Greg. Saw this on NatureScapes and was amazed. Still amazed - I've only heard crakes but never seen one. Kudos to you on getting this smashing shot.