Long-billed Corella

[Greg Oakley]

One of three Corella species here in Australia.
Thanks for looking, Greg.

September 2013. D800, 300 2.8, 1.7TC, f4.8, 1/250, ISO300, -1/3EC, Flash+BB @ -1.3.

[Martin Dunn]

A tough one to photograph with so much white (or is it v. pale pink)
shows off well against the grass.
Love the textures of the blue around the eye. The detail on the face and breast is terrific.
There seems to be some loss of detail on the top of the head but that could just me my monitor.

[Girish Prahalad]

lovely shooting angle. exp & details looks good to me. like the long beak & the setting.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Greg, excellent perspective, and the Corella has given you a cool angled pose too. You have brought out the feather detail nicely, and thats one killer beak. Love the blue around the eye.

With regards to the rugby, I was good, I never mentioned it on a recent post of yours during the week - I knew what ever I may have said would have brought tears to your eyes.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I love the subtle scaling details of the featehrs along the wing. Good low angle and I like the grassy surroundings. A bit more room above (and then right to retain the ratio) would be another alternative here.

[Frank Schauf]

Excellent pose and light, good exposure control, nice comp and good ambient.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, eye details, beak, low angle and exposure. Nice image Greg.