birds for c&c

[Pa]

these were taken over the last few weeks at saltwater reserve...thanks in advance.

cheers pa

willy



eastern yellow robin



grey butcher bird



butcher bird and kurrawong

[bago100]

Gidday Willy

Bird phoitographs are, as have found out, very hard to do. Unless one manages to focus well on the bird's eye, the rest of the image doesn't seem quite right.

I think you have nailed good focus on your first and second photograph. I do like the second photograph but it does seem a little washed out by too much light.

The last photograph is not too bad either. Perhaps a tighter crop might bring the eye into focus better and make the bird larger in relation to the photo size.

Thanks for sharing

Cheers

Graham

[Oscar]

2nd & 3rd for me.

Cheers, Mick

[Colin Wuttke]

I agree with the comments already made, great photo's Pa, birds can be very difficult most of the time. I had been thinking of posting the photo below but hadn't plucked up the courage. This little fellow took a liking to our front lawn while the wife was mowing it ( I guess it was chasing insects ) and obligingly posed for the camera.

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Cheers

[ATJ]

Great shots, Pa. I echo Graham's comments and add that you are faced with some of the same problems I have with photographing fish - especially ones with black and white.

You have done a good job with the willy wagtail by preserving the detail in the black areas while not exposing the white. The white balance looks a bit off but I guess it was late in the afternoon or early morning (from the shadow) which might account for the colour of the light.

The robin and butcher bird are great, especially the background separation with the butcher bird.

The last one works as a behavioural study, but is too busy for the individual birds.

[robert]

Like the second one but for me the eastern yelloow robin should be perched off the side of a tree. Not a criticism just the way I have always seen them- they seem to be a pretty people friendly bird when bushwalking.
Robert