Superb Fairy-wren singing

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

I almost caught it with the bill fully open. I sat at the edge of a swamp waiting for them to land nearby, as they were quite regular on a section of dry stems. So she landed about six meters in front of me and sang away. I cropped this from a horizontal image. Full height though. No BG manipulation. Only thing I cloned a little stick from the left of the stem base, and it only just crept into the frame.

30D, 300mm f/4L IS USM + 1.4x, ISO400, f/5.6, 1/1000th, 430EX and BB, tripod

Hope you like it.

[Alfred Forns]

Really sweet Akos !!

Good pose, sharp and well exposed ... with great bg !!! Might only take a little from the bottom and thats just personal taste !!! i like it a lot This is really good !!!

[Ilija Dukovski]

Great bird, and especially good composition.
Agree with cropping suggestion, really like the
bird perch line-up.
Can you tell us why the "Superb" in the name?
Is it because of the song?

Cheers, Ilija

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

THanks for the comments and suggestions. I will revisit in the morning again, before I go to work. :)

Ilija,

The superb comes from the male's gorgeous colors, much electric blue in the plumage. See this picture of a male here. And here is a link to the call.

[Gus Cobos]

Well composed and executed Akos,
I like the pose with the sharp details, good color rendition, good head angle and good eye contact...The diagonal perch compliments your subject along with the light pastel background...good show...:cool:

[Ilija Dukovski]

Thanks Akos,
Nice song,
some birds you guys have down there:)

Ilija

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Thanks Akos,
Nice song,
some birds you guys have down there:)

Ilija

WE do have some wonderful species that is true. But they are very hard to get close to. :( But we try.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Akos - nice job - like the pose, good HA and BG is great. I find that if you find a place were these guys frequent and lie flat on the ground - they will soon ignore you and go on about their business - give it a try - works in my location :)

[Nonda Surratt]

What a lovely little bird! Very pretty image.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Thanks everyone for the encouraging comments. :) Here is a slightly more cropped version, perhaps as Al may like it. I also selected the majority of her body with a QM and gave it another round of sharpening,