Mistletoebird - male

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark II, Canon 500 f4, x1.4, 1/800, f8, iso 320, Miller CF tripod, Full Wimberley, hide

This was taken about 2 years ago in the Capertee Valley NSW.
This male is actually a tiny bird measuring around 10cm.

~90% of full frame

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Good-looking specimen, very nice setting, BG, sharpness and eye contact. I would only desaturate the reds on the neck a few points.

[Ofer Levy]

Good-looking specimen, very nice setting, BG, sharpness and eye contact. I would only desaturate the reds on the neck a few points.

Thanks for your comment Axel! You are absolutely right! I only saw after posting that red look a bit strange so I reduced brightness and contrast a bit - it is however a very intense red.

[James Salywoda]

Everything ties in together nicely Ofer in regards to the beautiful colors on this bird and its perch... Sweet Shot!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Thanks for your comment Axel! You are absolutely right! I only saw after posting that red look a bit strange so I reduced brightness and contrast a bit - it is however a very intense red.

I'm pretty sure it is just a sRGB conversion issue. Sometimes I keep images with intense reds in Adobe RGB to prevent losing details since most people use color-managed browsers by now.

[Paul Randall]

Great stuff Ofer. Very hard to capture that intense red but you have done an awesome job.
BG, perch, comp. is exceptional. Well captured, especially for such a small bird.

[Danny J Brown]

Beauty Ofer. As said, everything works on this with the stiking bird, buttery bokeh and sweet perch. Great shot.

[Glenn Bartley]

A classic Ofer shot...so awesome!

[Rod Warnock]

Superb image, Ofer !! They are truly magic birds.
Best regards
Rod Warnock

[Rob Drummond]

Lovely setting and composition Ofer - just wish for a native species as a perch.

cheers Rob

[Harshad Barve]

What a wonderful species , very well done here
TFS

[Gerard Satherley]

Stunning image Ofer. This is just about my favourite species and this image confirms why.

[Nevil Lazarus]

Still the best I have seen of a Mistletoebird...

[Stu Bowie]

Lovely setting Ofer, and what a good looking species. Your comp works well too.

[subramanya_ck]

Lovely Image. I like the colors of the bird and the flowers. They are nicely complementing each other

[Raymond Barlow]

awesome Ofer, what a cool shot, and beautiful bird., sweet!

[Mike Lentz]

Striking species and I like the complimentary colors in the flower buds.

[Betsie Storm]

Beautiful capture of a species I'm not familiar with; Christmas card stuff!

[Gerrie van Vuuren]

Stunning image Ofer!

[Suzanne Huot]

Gorgeous combination of colours of bird and its perch,agree with Betsie,s comment

[Doug Brown]

Hi Ofer. It's a beautiful bird on a great perch. Super detail and a nice exposure. In the future when reposting, try to leave the original image unaltered. Post the revised image as a reply; it's a better learning experience for BPN members. Thanks!

[Bonnie Block]

Magical bird---so well presented!

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful image Ofer, love the whole setting in this image.

[Jim Crosswell]

Great setting in this top quality image!

[Narayan Pai]

lovely BG ,perch and exposure ...keep them coming :)