Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

[Ian Wilson]

Sub-species are widely distributed in Africa, , Indian subcontinent, SE Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia and Polynesia. Common in SE Australia and plentiful in my location. Often flies low over water skimming the surface with the feet.

Canon 5DIII + 600 mm f/4L II.
Manual, AF 4-point expansion, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 640.
Processed with DPP4 and PS Elements.

Thanks for looking, critical feedback welcome.
Ian

[Walker Noe]

Looks like our Purple Gallinule. Great catch. I would prefer a lower angle to eliminate as much of the shadow as possible. I would also do a touch of shadow recovery under the wing. Other than that, looks wonderful, great EXP, focus, and timing.

TFS
Walker

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks for your feedback Walker. Yes, the Purple Swamphen is closely related to your Purple Gallinule.

In this repost I have extracted a bit more detail under the wing. I think it was worth doing - thanks for the suggestion. Regards, Ian

[adrian dancy]

This is nothing less than a superb image ...everything to like...I'm impressed!

[Mike Poole]

Excellent shot - great timing, and a lovely wing position and the detail in the purples is bang on the money

[Joseph Przybyla]

Love the take off, great timing and capture. Nice color and detail on the bird, works well with the background. So similar to the Purple Gallinule in Florida. Thank you for sharing.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the take off pose, IQ, BG, composition and the toe nail wave really adds to the image. Excellent image Ian.

[Daniel Cadieux]

The face just pops off the monitor! Superb details in the neck and breast feathers, and the trailing feet look great. I like the colours creeping into the frame in upper left corner. I wouldn't mind a tad more room at right, and I would for sure eliminate the small whitish dot underneath the shadow.

[David Salem]

Great looking shot Ian. Love the colors of this species and the red beak, helmet and eye really stand out nicely here. Killer detail in the face and the chest feathers and I love the trailing feet. Very nice!!

[mohammad reza shahab]

Great take off pose.Excellent details,IQ, BG and composition.

[Ivan Ellison]

Great shot, quite a skittish bird in Europe, to catch him coming towards you is quite something , love the colours and the detail shown in the bird

[Ian Wilson]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments and helpful advice on this image. Regards, Ian

[arash_hazeghi]

very beautiful Ian, the feet make this one special!