Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis)

[Ian Wilson]

This is a little bird typically found in tall grasses and similar vegetation around the margins of wetlands and damp locations. It ranges through E and N Australia, PNG, SE Asia, NE and S India.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4L II + 1.4x III extender, hand-held.

Manual, f/7.1, 1/3200 sec, ISO 640.

Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome.

Ian

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the look back pose, sharpness, details, perch, BG and composition. A new bird for me. Thanks for posting it Ian, well done.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Ian, love the light in this, great eye, and the feather detail shows up very well and tack sharp. Good DOF on the bird and perch, and I do like the BG with the hint of the OOF flowers.

[Daniel Cadieux]

Perfect head turn, nice perch, and a good BG. Well composed. I'm wondering if the saturation needs to be punched up a bit?

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Beautiful image, Ian. The light and detail are wonderful. Like the perch and what looks to be more of the same plant in very nice BG. New bird for me as well.




Geoffrey

[Ian Wilson]

Perfect head turn, nice perch, and a good BG. Well composed. I'm wondering if the saturation needs to be punched up a bit?

Thanks for your positive feedback Daniel. In RAW processing with DPP I adjusted the saturation +1 which I feel is spot on for this species. Regards, Ian

[Enrique Patino]

Awesome details, and all the rest. I agree about bring it up a bit in punch via vibrance or sat

[Binu John]

Superb shot with excellent details, Ian! Love the pose, feather details and eye contact. I would boost the saturation a bit as Daniel suggested.

[Greg Oakley]

Lovely image Ian - great pose and perch (looks like flowering saltbush?). I'd personally up the yellows a tad, but it's still very nice!

[Grace Scalzo]

Well done, Ian. Love your perch and background which go so well with the bird. Bird is nice and sharp with superb eye contact. I haven't seen this one before so can't comment on colors. The overall image looks fine on my monitor.

[David Salem]

great looking frame of this cool looking bird. Killer detail and the techs are perfect. Color and contrast look good to me even though I have never seen one of these before. Nice mottled BG too. Well done

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image of beautiful bird. Very nice look back pose, beautiful colors, nice perch and composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for your positive comments and helpful advice. Regards, Ian.