A curious look

[Toan Huynh]

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Taken in Melbourne zoo, although this bird is not belong to the zoo.
I know this is not a good photo, there's too many distracting branches. But I like how the bird is looking at me so I share it here

Canon EOS 550D, Canon EF-S 55-250 at 250mm, ISO 320, f/5.6, 1/320 sec.

[John Chardine]

Hi Toan- Good self-critique but I like it. It would almost work without those light-magenta flowers. Toning them down some may work. What species?

[Marina Scarr]

Fun capture with the bird looking straight at you, and I like being able to see both red eyes so well. It's too bad there are so many distractions.

[Daniel Cadieux]

You are correct about the many distractions and the lighting conditions are not ideal, but the image has a fun whimsical feel to it that brings a smile to my face.

[Toan Huynh]

Thanks for your c&c
Hi John, I think it's a male of Rufous Whistler. I'm not good at editing image so I just used LR to increased sharpness and contrast. Maybe if you have time you can show me how to do toning for this photo. Cheers :D
This image brings me the same feeling as Marina and Daniel said. Though I got photo like this once so I cant do anything to eliminate the distractions

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