Motif: 3's Company

[Cheryl Flory]

Canon 40D
Sigma 50 - 500

1/1000
F6.3
ISO 100
417mm
exposure -2.

cropped left and right.

I considered removing the small bird, but decided to leave it. This image was taken during some large head bobbing. Is that part of a courtship behavior?

what do you think??

Thanks!
Cheryl

[Cheryl Flory]

oops, that was suppose to be labeled as a Motif: behavior
(guess I got too excited that my 24 hours between uploading a new thread was up lol)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Cheryl !!!

The bird doing the head bopping and raising wings is a young bird begging the parent for food :)

I like the poses of all three a lot The adult does have a philosophical look if I've ever seen one !!! I like the room at the right might just need a slight rotation !!! Excellent !!!

[Cheryl Flory]

thanks, Al!
the tree line looks like it needs CW rotation, and the waterline looks like it need CCW rotation. So which way would you suggest?
I'm stumped. lol

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Hi Cheryl,
Tried an edit to put more focus on the birds. Especially lightened the BG as it was too dark.

[Cheryl Flory]

What did you do, Jackie? Saturate and contrast? just the birds? or all of it?

[Nonda Surratt]

Cheryl, certainly an image to make one smile! Like it!

[Gus Cobos]

Nicely done Cheryl.
I like the habitat and the inter action...:cool:

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Nice capture Cheryl. Love the colors and the setting.
Regards,

[Harold Davis]

nice action capture, cheryl!! some really nice colors on the adult!!

[Lisa Williams]

Nice action shot, I like the one-legged stance of the bird in the background, adds to the scene. Jackie did make the colors on the birds pop nicely.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Cheryl Look in your original to see if you can see the eyes in the reflection That will nail the rotation Off hand by looking at the back I would say CW?

[Cheryl Flory]

Thank you, Al.
Thank you, everyone for your comments and your willingness to take the time!