Orange-bellied Leafbird

[Tang, Chi Kwong]

NIKON D300,500mm,F/4.0,1250s,ISO-400....IN HONG KONG

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Very pretty bird, eye contact and details. I like the little flower 'roof' above him. I'm wondering what a wider crop would look like.

[Lance Warley]

This is beautiful. I feel like I'm standing under a rainbow. Things I like - the bird's position, the details on the bird's feathers, and the DOF. The DOF on the front flowers, reducing with the mid-flowerss, and then fully blurred in the bg, is perfect for complementing the bird.

Nit: If you were so inclined, you might remove the thin stems above the bird's beak.

This photo makes me feel happy.

[David Chauvin]

Beautiful composition and color.

[john crookes]

I love the comp and the way the colors work together. The yellow details are great but i would like to pull back the reds as they are here they show as blown and as a result are lacking detail also there are some blown highlites which could be toned down

wish i had it in my files though just lovely

[Daniel Cadieux]

Very nice composition! The high blooms balance the low bird placement nicely. Maybe another round of USM on the face only as the belly is much sharper than the face as is.

[Arthur Morris]

Wonderful compostion and great subject. A bit of reduced contrast and a bit of de-SAT across the board plus a small crop from the right might make it even better...

later and love, artie