Crested barbet

[Vincent Grafhorst]

I was lucky enough to come across a pair of crested barbets with a nest full of chicks in a hole in a tree, close to my campsite last weekend. I parked a few metres in front of the nest to get a close up of the female sticking her head out.

Applied selective noise reduction.

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D
Tripod, Remote, Mirror Lock-Up
Shooting Date/Time 3/1/2008 2:11:13 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/125
Av( Aperture Value ) 10.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 640
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x
Focal Length 700.0 mm
Image Size 3888x2592, cropped from bottom to 4:3
Image Quality RAW
Flash On
Flash Type External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation -1
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Color Temperature(5200K)
AF Mode One-Shot AF


Vincent Grafhorst
www.khwaiphotography.com

[Juan Aragonés]

Great diagonal composition and terrific sharpness Vincent! the eye contact is very nice. Well done

[Glenn Bartley]

Another nice one Vincent. I'm loving the African birds :)

[Stu Bowie]

Great DOF, and pin sharp showing great detail around the head and beak. You have exposed the colours nicely. Well done Vincent.

[Jody Melanson]

The stump line draws my eye right to the subject. Great comp!

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great composition, colors and details. There is a bit posterization in the BG.