Chestnut-crowned Babbler
Hi all,
Image of this Chestnut-crowned Babbler captured in mallee habitat in South Australia late last year. Comments appreciated.
Cheers, Dean
20D, 500mm L + 1.4 TC, ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/200, AV @ 0
PS CS2 - crop for comp, levels, curves, sat, noise red on BG, slight usm of bird
Cool-looking bird, I don't think I have seen this species before. I like the soft light, details and BG and would clone out the two branches at the bottom. Thanks for sharing!
Neat looking critter and a nice bg
I would try and do a little more sharpen around the face as it appears to me that the feet are the sharpest part of the picture
Axel said it for me, lovely shot, BG light, exposure and detail are great but I would also clone those two branches at the bottom. Congratulations! Funny looking bird!
I'm reluctant to criticise this image because I know how tough this species is to photograph. Having said this however, I do think the head is a little bit out of focus compared to the feet.
Focus aside, the tones are great, the background is clean and the pose is good. Nice shot.
Love the warm, brown tones including the very complementary BG in this image Dean. Comp is very pleasing and the RH OOF branch balances the image. Would like to see the LH OOF branch disappear.
Good pose and exposure control - shows the chestnut crown really well.
Nice looking bird. Colors of the image blend together nicely. I don't mind the OOF branches although I might try a version with the lower left one gone.
Thanks for all the comments. Attached is repost with OOF branches removed and another round of sharpening on the head...definite improvements.
cheers, Dean
Great clean-up job...the repost looks awesome! A good example of how it doesn't take much to push an image to the next level :-)
The repost is a major improvement!
All of the salient points have been made; the re-post looks perfect. So I'll only add that the bird is a great speciment. Have not seen many of these posted before. 20D did a good jot. Only goes to show that in the right hands a camera can deliver good results if the characteristics of the camera are well understood and used to their best.
No question, the repost works even better. I must say a big thanks for sharing this image with community. Birds out of NA and EU is always warmly welcomed. Really seldom presented species.
Szimi
Yep, another example of my laziness setting me back!:o;) Lesson learnt (I hope!).Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux
Thanks again to everyone for great comments.
The repost looks much better.
Wonder image Dean. I really like the earthy tones, the repost is much better.
Gerard
Your repost poops over that original Dean. What a cool species. Thanks for sharing. :)
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