Little Corella

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Flight shot of a very common Australian parrot (Little Corella / Cacatua sanguinea) taken over open water at my local wetland during a scorching hot (45 deg C in shade) summer afternoon. These birds congregate in large flocks up to a hundred or more and is quite a sight when they all come in for a drink. Canon 1DIV, 600 f4 IS + 1.4TC, f8, ISO 500, 1/2500, EV -1 on tripod with Wimberley II. Basic workup and resizing / sharpening in CS6. Critique welcome.

[Randy Stout]

Gerhard:

Excellent full up wing position, well exposed whites, nice slight angle towards us in the frame to show both wings well. Muted background works well.

Cheers

Randy

[Jim Neiger]

Great light, bg, wings up pose, and comp. Well done!

[Bill Dix]

Great flight shot: good exposure on whites and subtle colors, terrific wing position and head turn, good light, nice bg.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the wing position, exposure, details, sharpness, BG and composition. Excellent image.

[David Salem]

What a nice frame! I like the, well I like everything! Killer. Well done

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Agree with the comments above, especially how well the whites are exposed. Well done.




Geoffrey

[Robert Kimbrell]

Excellent image. How nice that is a common bird in your area. The whole image works, Well exposed whites.

[Gerhard Weldhagen]

Thanks for everyone`s comments, its really appreciated.

[arash_hazeghi]

very nice Gerhard, love the pose, light details and the BG. Sharp details and I also like the slightly opened beak

TFS