A New Day Dawns

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A New Day Dawns
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Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 38 N: 752] (2553)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-01
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, SanDisk Extr. IV 2Gb, Hoya 77mm Pro1 DMC UV LPF
Exposure: f/8, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Girraween National Park [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-05-08 1:46
Viewed: 191
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
We had a bit of a lazy start to our second day in the Girraween National Park; this shot of a Silvereye was actually taken in the back garden of the Villa we were staying in. I soon realized trying to get one of these in full-flight was not going to happen, so I settled for one sitting in a camellia bush.

The Silvereye is a small bird with a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye, and belongs to a group of birds known as white-eyes. It shows interesting plumage variations across its range. The grey back and olive-green head and wings are found in birds through the east, while western birds have a uniformly olive-green back. Breeding birds of the east coast have yellow throats, pale buff flanks (side of the belly) and white on the undertail.

To complicate this, the birds in the east have regular migrations within Australia and may replace each other in their different areas for parts of the year. Birds in Western Australia have yellowish olive, rather than grey, backs.

They are more common in the south-east of Australia, but their range extends from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, through the south and south-west to about Shark Bay, Western Australia. They are also found in Tasmania.

Silvereyes feed on insect prey and large amounts of fruit and nectar, making them occasional pests of commercial orchards. Birds are seen alone, in pairs or small flocks during the breeding season, but form large flocks in the winter months.

A pair will actively defend a small territory. The nest is a small, neatly woven cup of grasses, hair, and other fine vegetation, bound with spider web. It is placed in a horizontal tree fork up to 5m above the ground. The nest is constructed by both sexes, who both also incubate the bluish-green eggs. If conditions are suitable two to three clutches will be raised in a season.

Details; Shot Raw and converted to Jpeg, cropped and passed though “Neat Image” to reduce the digital noise, sharpened slightly for posting.

Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time 1/05/2008 8:16:30 AM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 500
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 800x800
Image Quality Superfine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF
Picture Style Neutral
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 2
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction On
File Size 163 KB
Custom Function C.Fn:00-0
Drive Mode Continuous shooting
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Hallo Richard
Time is rather limited at the moment, but I could not pass without leaving a few words of appreciation for your posting. This is lovely image indeed, and in my opinion this would have been the perfect Mothers Day posting. Two beautiful subjects in one frame, one prettier than the other. The white patch around the eye and the granite coloured beak is very attractive and for me an unopened blossom is always an attraction. To me it always adds that special and finishing touch to an image. Thanks for sharing this lovely presentation.
Kind regards.
Anna

Hi Rick
Lovely shot, especially sitting on the camelia bush and you gotta love a shot you can just step outside your door for in the morning!
Lovely light and nice catchlight in the eye.
Cheers
Sue

Hi Richard

Great early morning light on this little guy.
Good sharpness and well composed on the camelia.

Chris

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2211 W: 128 N: 5905] (18469)
  • [2008-05-08 5:32]

Hello Richard,
A really good shot of a Silvereye, taken from a fine POV with good sharpness and well composed among the camelia flowers. I also like the composition against a superb neutral BG that shows the silvereye and flowers up well.
Thanks for sharing this beauty,
Regards, Ivan

A sweet scene Richard, with a cute bird and a beautiful camellia flower, both in good focus from a pleasant viewpoint. A fine composition indeed my friend.
Mehmet

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  • darwin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 184 W: 0 N: 307] (1234)
  • [2008-05-08 18:02]

Hi Rick
Very nice shot and composition
Good color and detail in the feathers
tfs jon

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  • inked Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 120 W: 0 N: 193] (570)
  • [2008-05-08 20:20]

hi Richard,
nice shot of this Silvereye. i've seen a few of these little guys around lately but my compositions certainly haven't turned out anywhere near as nice as this. they're hard little birds to photograph! great pose and nice lighting, fantastic colors, lots of detail. beautifully composed. nice one. tfs
Gethin

Beautiful shot Rick. Stunning image in brilliant sharpness and clarity. Well perched on that gorgeous flower. Thanks for sharing and well done. Jusni

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1058 W: 0 N: 3609] (10666)
  • [2008-05-08 22:56]

Hi Rick

A great close-up and beautiful composition with good colour and superb detail. Well observed and captured.


James

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2073 W: 168 N: 5707] (18098)
  • [2008-05-09 8:09]

Hello Rick,
Why strive to get it in flight when it is very beautiful like this!! Lovely capture in a fine composition. Great focus on the eye and fine details. Beautiful colours too against a fine soft background. The flowers are a bit OE but it doesn't disturb much. Well done!

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1202 W: 100 N: 3857] (17921)
  • [2008-05-09 12:52]

Hello Richard, well done on that lovely shot of that great bird. Superb colors, very good details and great overall qualities! Thanks!

Mario

Hi Rick,

Nice one, sometimes the lazy way is best. :-)

Good shot, interesting bird, Flowers are a tad over, but not too bad, gives a feel for the morning light, all in all, a keeper.

Thanks,
John

hello Richard

lovely shot of this beautiful bird, with fine POV, DOF and framing,
beautiful luminosity of the image, the bird being againts
daylight effect by his back, i love it, excellent sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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  • demeve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 480 W: 8 N: 886] (3276)
  • [2008-05-09 22:42]

Hello Richard,

This is a excellent pose, great capture.
Composition is superb, great sharpness and the colors
of the picture are very beautiful... Well done

Everton

Hi Richard, missed this one, and I also missed your comment about the injured goose, please accept my apologies,

This is a pretty impressive image, the colours and details are excellent, but I really go for composition, and this is excellent... tfs, regards h

P/S....pnts 2morrow!!

Hi Richard,
Very pleasing composition, nice detail/DOF.
The flower/bird combo stands out well in your frame against the clean BG also. Perhaps a little bit bright..But it does have that "Sunny" look.
Well done & Thank You,
Howard

Hi Rick,
Extremely good capture of the Silvereye. Composition, POV, sharpness and exposure are all excellent. Fantastic comination of colors. And Good notes! TFS Thomas

Rick

Thanks for sharing another wonderful shot of an Australian resident! The detail, pose, composition and color are excellent here. Very nicely done.

Best Regards,

Martin

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 153 N: 785] (2439)
  • [2008-05-11 22:41]

Hi Rick, very nice shot of this Silvereye. He's almost part of that bouquet, with a great colour match between him and the leaves of the plant. Very good exposure on this one with a nice bokeh seen in the background.

Thanks, John

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