Buff - streaked Chat Male

[Loukie Viljoen]

Another little visitor at Giants Castle in the Drakensberg

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Date/Time: 2008:08:21 08:48:00
Shutter speed: 1/3200 sec
Aperture: 6.3
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 640
Focal length: 700mm

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely bird Loukie. Colours work well but I may be tempted to reduce some of the green in the BG. Pity that the bird is facing a little away from you and the sharpest focus looks to be on the wing rather than the eye - I suspect a bit of selective sharpening may help. Giants is a great spot.

[Glenn Bartley]

Neat bird and a fine image. Just a head turn would take it up a notch. Love the colors.

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Beautiful lighting , color and detail and as already mentioned a slight head turn would have been nice. Great low angle and a awesome BG. Thanks for sharing.

[Linda Robbins]

A lovely subject and good composition. I like the bg and the low perspective. Head turn mentioned. I would agree with Tony that the focus was not on the eye, but selective sharpening will help.