Blue Faced Honeyeater

[AndyMackie]

What a lovely bird - hope you like him too

Taken in Roma Park, Brisbane, but common throughout the area

5D3x400@f8x1/500

Blue-faced Honeyeater_8591.jpg by AndyMackie1, on Flickr

[Stan]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Excellent pose and expression

Stan

[AndyMackie]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Thank you very much, Stan

They're one of my more favourite birds here. I'm trying to get one with a red face too, but its eluding me

Andy

[AndyMackie]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Here's another from the same shoot



Blue-faced Honeyeater_8592.jpg by AndyMackie1, on Flickr

[Chris_R]

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Stunning shots Andy and the colours are popping

Chris

[Brian Sugden]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Excellent colours and detail. However, I feel that the first one is just a bit too big in the frame and in the second you had moved the camera to the right to lose some of the body and have a bit more room for the bird to look into.

Brian

[tesarver]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Stunning photo. Love the composition, the colors, and the sharpness of the bird. Well done Andy.

Tom

[the black fox]

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wow excellent pics

[AndyMackie]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Thanks also to you, Chris, Brian, Tom and Blackfox

Brian, thanks too for the critique - always appreciated.

However, I feel that the first one is just a bit too big in the frame and in the second you had moved the camera to the right to lose some of the body and have a bit more room for the bird to look into.

I think you make some good compositional observations - I'e had a go at implementing them and think you may be right:


20130901-BNE_8591.jpg by AndyMackie1, on Flickr


Blue-faced Honeyeater_8592-2.jpg by AndyMackie1, on Flickr

Thanks for your input
Andy

[Brian Sugden]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

A big improvement, although I might be tempted to crop even more off the left on the second image, turning it into an almost square format and making it a head shot as this is where the main point of interest is. I hope you don't mind me suggesting it.

Regards,

Brian

[Housey]

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Nice pics of a very colourful bird.

Kevin

[AndyMackie]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

Thanks Kevin, appreciate you looking.

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A big improvement, although I might be tempted to crop even more off the left on the second image, turning it into an almost square format and making it a head shot as this is where the main point of interest is. I hope you don't mind me suggesting it

I don't mind at all, Brian - its what I'm here for. I tried the more square crop as you suggested though and felt it was unbalanced, but I've taken your suggestion on board and cropped it more tighltly around the face and I agree that it also works.

20130901-BNE_8592.jpg by AndyMackie1, on Flickr
Thans again for your advice
Andy

[TJM]

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Nice one Andy

Terry

[Brian Sugden]

Re: Blue Faced Honeyeater

A much more powerful image, I like it.

Regards,

Brian