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Malurus splendens - Splendid Fairy-Wren


Malurus splendens - Splendid Fairy-Wren
Photo Information
Copyright: Eric PIRARD (cyrrhus) (28)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-12-05
Categories: Birds
Camera: Pentax K10D, Pentax DA 50-200mm f4.0-5.6
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/750 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-12-20 19:07
Viewed: 933
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Splendid Fairy Wren, not to be confused with the Superb Fairy-Wren is a passerine bird found across Australia.
Always flying from one tree to another, it is quite hard to capture with a good sharpness... but this one has been flying for hours around the house and I have had many opportunities to picture him.
Next time I will present you his female partner.
Hope you'll like this first contribution to TN
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hello Eric

and welcome to Treknature

beautiful image of this Australian bird, with fine POV and framing,
beautiful luminosity and colour tones of the image,
excellent contrast between the colour tones,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS (Thanks For Sharing)

Asbed

It like the way you caught the colors of this pretty bird. The pose is perfect. Can't wait for the female.

Ciao Eric, welcome on TN, beautiful colorful composition, friendly
Silvio

Welcome to Treknature. Perfect - the colours are brilliant, the composition is interesting and the photo is sharp, well done.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2380 W: 94 N: 5487] (17484)
  • [2008-12-21 12:23]

Hello Eric,
Your start at TN is great! Very welcome! What a beautiful photo. The colours are clear and well saturated. The Fairy Wren is very sharp with a lot of details in an excellent pose. Beautiful contrasting out of field background. Great point of view and composition. Hope to see a lot more of this good quality photos from you.
Regards,
Peter

A warm welcome to TN, Eric.
Thank you for this fantastic contribution to our bird collection.
This little wren is beautiful beyond words.
Those blues on his plumage are exquisite.
And you caught it in a great pose and POV as well, legs wide apart,
head turned towards you, but unobstructed by the flowers.
The orange of the blossoms offer a striking contrast to the bird.
Wildlife photography has its challenges, but it also has its rewards. : )
Besides fast motion and waiting time, another obstacle is distance.
Most of the time, you have to keep your distance, lest your subject runs or flies away. So one trick is to always set your camera on the highest resolution, and expect to crop a lot, unless you have a very powerful lens.
In the case of this wren, I thought this gorgeous little wren would be even more striking if we could get a closer look. Cropping closer to the subject would not only get rid of all the extraneous space around it, and would also allow you to cut off the slightly over-exposed orange petals on the lower right corner. I did a workshop to show you what I mean. I hope you do not mind my comments.
TFS. : )

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