Sulphur-crested cockatoos

[John Cooper]

At the entrance to their tree-hollow this pair of young cockatoos wait patiently for parents to return with food.

Canon EOS 3, Canon 100-400mm, ISO 100, 1/125 F11, natural light with fill flash, Tower at 23 feet, Tripod.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful framing and juxtaposition of the two birds. Love the raised crests and the d-o-f. The whites look a bit bright. Are they over on the TIFF histogram?

later and love, artie

[Jim Poor]

Measuring the whites, I didn't get a reading above 245, and most were well down in the 230's.

I like this one and the intimacy it shows at the nest cavity. The crests are really cool and the rapt focus of the young ones is great.

No way I could do this as I'm not getting on a 23 foot platform (way scared of heights).

[Fabs Forns]

Adorable pair! So exciting to see these birds in their natural setting :)

Thanks so much for sharing!

[Jim Neiger]

Very nice composition and positioning of the two birds. No nits from me. I like this image alot.

[Tony Whitehead]

Lovely image, John. Great DOF control to keep both sharp. Lovely intensity as they wait - really captures the feeling.The yellow crests are great. The little yellow spot on the base of the lower part of the bill of the near bird is a little distracting but this is really minor.

[David Steele]

John, you are doing a better job than Tourism Australia. I love this image, it even has a touch of humour in it as far as I'm concerned.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great family portrait. :) I like their attentive looks, use of DOF and setting.

[John Cooper]

Measuring the whites, I didn't get a reading above 245, and most were well down in the 230's.

I like this one and the intimacy it shows at the nest cavity. The crests are really cool and the rapt focus of the young ones is great.

No way I could do this as I'm not getting on a 23 foot platform (way scared of heights).

thanks for comments Jim - yes you are correct re the whites.
I am sure you would find this tower very comfortable. :) And the multiple steel guy ropes make for a very stable platform even on windy days. The only thing thats a bit disconcerting is when the wind blows the branches of the tree where the nest is - you tend to get a feeling that the tower is falling :D Cattle rubbing up against the guy ropes also disconcerting :(

[John Cooper]

Wonderful framing and juxtaposition of the two birds. Love the raised crests and the d-o-f. The whites look a bit bright. Are they over on the TIFF histogram?

later and love, artie

Thanks Art, yes whites checked out OK - I think Jim's readings would be on the mark.

[Jim Poor]

LoL No thanks. Someday I'll tell the story about why my fear of heights got soooooo bad. Something to do with a tower, a mountain and a bunch of little Russian jeeps.