Its Baby Time !

[Mervin Quah]

Its the nesting period here in Singapore and due to my heavy workload.....managed to find only this Olive-Backed Sunbird nest.

Olive-Backed Sunbird
Nectarinia jugularis

Canon 40D + 500f4 + 1.4TC
F9, 1/100, ISO 320, EV + 0.3, Flash -2

[Stu Bowie]

Good light, detail and colours on the little guy, and love the open beak. Comp works fine, although I may take a bit off the bottom. Pity about the light spots in the BG.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely sharpness and detail and the open beak is great, Mervin. Image looks to have a yellow cast on my monitor. I would be tempted to crop a little to remove the yellow at the top as I find it pulls my eye from the bird. Blurring out the BG is also an option to smooth out the light spots noted by Stuart. How does this version look?

[Ramon M. Casares]

Repost does look much better colorwise, I love the comp, BG, atitude, detail, and natural moment captured here! Congratulations!

[Dave Leroy]

Nicely done Mervin. I prefer a bit off the top to take out the bright yellow spot. Repsot may be a tad cool for me. Very nice setting. Well done. Dave

[Arthur Morris]

I agree about the color cast--too yellow--but would leave the yellow at the top as it moves the viewer's eye around the frame....

[Mervin Quah]

Thanks mates for all your comments and suggestions.