New England Honey Eater - Better HA

[Lance Peters]

Any number of HA'S to choose from - this guy was very co-operative - want him looking straight down the barrel - got that one!!

D3
F8
1/100th
800 ISO
SB 900 ITTL FP @ -1 2/3
Matrix Metering
Handheld laying on the ground

Could fix the double catchlight I guess.
Comments welcome.

[Dave Barnes]

I do prefer this one. Just not mad about the halo below the bill but that can be sorted in PP.

[Lance Peters]

I do prefer this one. Just not mad about the halo below the bill but that can be sorted in PP.

Thanks Dave - missed that.

[Daniel Cadieux]

I do like the HA much better here, but I also miss seeing the tail. I would fix more than the double catchlight...there are about four extra highlights in the eye that should go :-) Again, great perch and BG!!

[Glenn Bartley]

Super cool species! I dig the crazy eye this guys has and the BG colours are sweet.

[Ilija Dukovski]

Much better now, great bird, like the raised leg posture.
Agree about the eye correction...

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

This is a very striking species. The BG makes it even more striking. Like the raised foot and do not mind not seeing the tail.

[Chris van Rooyen]

Repost is a stunner - sharpness, colour, background, and getting that sharpness hand-held at that SS is impressive!

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

I prefer this one too....killer background. The feathers around the beak give it a nice "expression"

KD

[Stu Bowie]

I like the pose with the raised foot. Good exposure, sharp, and just love the colour of the BG. Well captured.

[denise ippolito]

Beautiful sharpness and pose. The BG is gorgeous and really sets the bird off well.

[Tony Whitehead]

Well done, Lance. Lovely pose with the raised foot and beautiful BG. May be an option to darken down the perch a little.

[Joe Senzatimore]

One sweet image. Like this much better than the last one. Great looking subject .

[Simon Bennett]

Very sharp and great job with the exposure. Would prefer a bit more room at the bottom for the longish virtual tail.

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

This is great mate. Lovely pose and BG. Like that raised foot. :)

[Hendri Venter]

This is fantastic. It pops so nicely from the BG and the one footed pose is great.

[Doug Brown]

I much prefer this version Lance! Nicely done!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Wonderfull species, great HA, BG, pose, perch and light. Big congratulaitons!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Mmm. Totally forgot to tell you it's a New Holland Honeyeater. :D