Diderick Cuckoo - pretty please

[Richard Flack]

Location: Vlaklaagte Roadside Route
Date taken: 18 January 2014
Photo details:
Canon EOS 7D
400mm f2.8 (1.4 extender)
ISO 1250 (Overcast conditions)
Shutter speed 1/2000
F stop 4
Exposure bias 0
Small crop. Sharpened for the web.

[Richard Flack]

Liked both photos. Better IQ.
Looked forward to your comments. Thanks

[John Robinson]

First one for me Richard. Bird IQ and positioning spot on. I would have preferred a tiny bit of something in the backdrop but thats just a personal quirk of mine, I forgotto mention that. I know its not always posible. Presume this is courtship feeding.
Great shot.
JohnR

[keith mitchell]

Richard I go for the second one think it shows the IQ better, I like the interaction between the birds all set on a nice clean bg,prey item is icing on the cake, great shot.

Keith.

[David Salem]

The first one for me too. The poses are perfect and the birds are unique and not seen often. Nice to see the centipede being offered to its mate.
Yes the IQ isnt as good as the second one but the poses are better IMO. Maybe a little more sharpening. Nice work.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the interaction, prey and clean BG. I would choose the OP as well. Nice image Richard!

[gail bisson]

I prefer the pose on the OP but wish it was sharper. Love the behavior it portrays.
Good eye level view and smooth BG. I love any picture that has 2 sharp birds in it!
The noise looks pretty good for the 7D,
Gail

[Glenn Conlan]

Well done for two birds and a limited DOF. Exposure is perfect.

Glenn

[Marina Scarr]

The first image is my favorite and comp works very nicely. Super behavior captured. I am seeing a green cast which I just removed in PS and the image popped even more after being removed. If you look at the white feathers, you will see that they have some green hues in them.