Hi all,
Took this male Rufous Whistler yesterday at Lake Samsonvale, Brisbane...one of two favourite locations in Brisbane. 7D mk2, 100-400 lens at 400mm, f5.6, 1/320sec, iso400. Hope you like it.
In most cases, bird images are more engaging if the birds head is turned more towards us. You will hear people talk about head angle a lot on this site.
In a perfect world, a slimmer perch would be preferable, scaled to the size of the bird, as it were.
Hi Paul,
I always enjoy seeing a new species. The bird look well exposed with nice details.
The high shooting angle is not ideal. If the bird had been looking down at you ,it would have minimized the "looking up" feeling of this image.
Always best to image a bird at eye level or close to it.
I like the BG a lot here-nice mottled greens and I like the pop of yellow at the bottom of the frame,
Gail
Hi Randy and Gail. Thank you for the feedback, it is appreciated. I'll take on board the suggestions regarding HA and shooting angle. This bird was (again) quite high up in the tree (seems to be the norm for me lately). Autumn has just started here, so I'm hoping that the bird numbers will increase at my favourite locations...as you know, sometimes you go out and see very little and sometimes you see many...that's life. I've been so inspired since joining this forum...the range of birds and quality of photography is inspiring me to be better. Now...all I need is a 1DXii and a 600mm lens (can't see that happening...lol...I'm happy with the 7D mk2 and 100-400, but have really been considering whether the 5D Mk4 may have been a better choice. I guess I got caught up in the 1.6 crop factor. Cheers.
Rufous Whistler
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