Red - headed Quelea

[Jeni Williams]

Another little bird ( 10cms) that's only visited the feeder a couple of times.
Really wishing for some decent light now - I'm getting grumpy!!!:(
Also prefer the old format of BNP.
Canon 40D
focal length: 420mm
F/5.6
Flash
1/250sec (most I can get with 40D and flash)
ISO 400

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Jeni,
I like the composition. You have sharp details and good color rendition. I also like the perch. you also display a good head angle and eye contact. my only suggestion would be to tone down the dark diagonal line in the background to the right of the bird...:cool:

[Nonda Surratt]

What a cool looking bird Jeni! Agree with Gus

[Jeni Williams]

Dear Gus, your wish is my command!;):D

[denise ippolito]

Jeni, Lovely shot! I only get Jays, Cardinals and woodpeckers at my feeders!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Great pose and framing Jeni! Repost looks great!!!

[Harold Davis]

repost looks better with the quieter background!! cool looking bird. nice job!

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jeni We should have the interface back to normal real soon !!! Lots of the things you are seeing are not intentional, they are the program's default settings.

Some of the shadows in the bg are taking away form the bird but its an easy fix. Love the pose, sharpness and color!!

[Gus Cobos]

Lovely repost...thats more like it...good show...:cool:

[Monte Brown]

Jeni,

Great composition, beautiful bird on nice clean perch.

Monte Brown

[Jeni Williams]

You guys like making me work; :o I'm so bored with the weather that I'm actually enjoying something to do!!
This bg is for Al this time round!!:p
Denise, Jackie,Al,Gus, Harold and Monte, thanks for viewing and commenting!!

Denise , I 'll swop you for a few weeks!! Village Weavers, plenty Thick bill weavers, sparrows, DOVES!!!! Whydahs and the odd mannikin, red bishop and quelea here. A pair of Egyptian Geese have taken to coming in and emptying my feeders too.

[Declan Troy]

Jeni,

There should be a high speed setting on the flash that will allow you to shoot faster than 1/250 if you need/want to. If set properly the 40D should recognize it and display a symbol with a Hand lightening bolt in the viewfinder (I'm guessing this not having had a 40D but other bodies in the series do).

[Jeni Williams]

Thanks Declan - will look it up!