Entomyzon cyanotis

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Entomyzon cyanotis
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Copyright: Richard Cridland (rcrick) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 557 W: 39 N: 991] (3258)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-03-18
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF100-400 F4.5-5.6L IS USM, SanDisk Ext. III 1GB, Hoya 77mm Pro1 DMC UV LPF
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My Backyard Birds [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-03-27 3:23
Viewed: 847
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 83
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Finally for my 100th post and a year to the day on T.N, I have captured the Blue Faced Honey Eater;

I have posted a previous version, but really wanted to get something a little closer with more detail.

Unlike most of the birds that come in for a visit and are quite use to being photographed this little fellow simply didn’t hang around, as soon as I opened the sliding door to the back garden he took off.

So it was a case of sitting and waiting for several hours and finally it happened, and this is the result.

The Blue-faced Honeyeater is found in northern and eastern mainland Australia, from the Kimberley region, Western Australia to near Adelaide, South Australia, being more common in the north of its range. It is not found in central southern New South Wales or eastern Victoria. This species is also found in Papua New Guinea.

Considered sedentary in the north of its range, and locally nomadic in the south. Some regular seasonal movements observed in parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland.

The Blue-faced Honeyeater forms breeding pairs, and may sometimes be a cooperative breeder, where immature birds help the main breeding pair to feed nestlings. Most nests are made on the abandoned nests of Grey-crowned Babblers, Noisy, Silver-crowned and Little Friarbirds, Noisy Miner, Red Wattlebird, Australian Magpie, Magpie-Lark and, rarely, butcherbirds or the Chestnut-crowned Babbler.

Sometimes the nests are not modified, but often they are added to and relined. If a new nest is built, it is a neat round cup of rough bark, linked with finer bark and grass. Both the male and female tend the young birds, sometimes with the assistance of helpers. The fledglings remain with the parents for some time after fledging.

Details, Shot Raw converted to Jpeg cropped and sharpened; I have also run this though Neat Image to reduce the background noise prior to posting.

Camera Model Canon EOS 5D
Shooting Date/Time 18/03/2008 4:51:35 PM
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/160
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Focal Length 400.0 mm
Image Size 514x633
Image Quality JPEG
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style User Defined 2(Neutral)
Sharpness 5
Contrast 2
Saturation 2
Color tone 1
Color Space sRGB
Noise Reduction On
File Size 58 KB
Custom Function C.Fn:00-0
Drive Mode Continuous shooting
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Hi Richard,

Your 100th post is very beautiful.Good composition,splendid capture with excellent details.I liked very much

Hi Richard

Well done on 100 posts. Quite a good shot of the BfH sitting on top of those large eucalypt buds. Good sharpness and nice composition.

Chris

A finely constructed vertical comp. for your hundredth post Richard, you've chosen a beautiful species and captured it from a lateral POV to demonstrate its fine plumage and coloration characteristics expertly with this sharply focused macro take. My heartfelt congratulations my friend.
Cheers,
Mehmet

Hi Richard,
nice shot. This Honeyeater is not so easy to catch.
thanks
Pierre

Congralulations on your 100th post, Richard!
You have given us a lot of joy through your lovely pictures.
Wish you an equally grand next 100!
You did well to wait patiently for this wonderful shot of a Blue Faced Honey Eater.
The image is just perfect from every point of view.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2447 W: 207 N: 2035] (8113)
  • [2008-03-27 5:13]

Hi Richard,
congrats on your 100th post. You made a wonderful choice to celebrate this event.
Gorgeous bird, such fine colors and wonderful features and you captured it very well.
Love the composition and the presentation as well as the sharpness and great lighting.
Sky

Hi Richard,

Congratulation with your 100th post!!!
Beautiful image of this lovely bird.
Wonderful colors and color contrast.
Sharpness and exposure are excellent.
Excellent note also.
Just would love to have seen a little more space at the right side of the frame in front of the birds bill.
A little to tight cropped in my opinion.
Nevertheless a very nice shot at wich it is a joy to look at.
TFS!!!

Best regards, Harry

Hi Richard.
very beautiful sharp image. Colors are great.
Perhaps a little more space on the right would have been nice. So taht you can see a bit more of the direction the bird looks at.
TFS Tatjana

wow, amazing bird, TFS Ori

Hi Richard
Congratulations on your 100th post,it was worth waiting for
Very nice capture with superb detail and color in the feathers
Well composed and framed
tfs jon

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3082 W: 231 N: 5811] (19540)
  • [2008-03-27 9:14]

Congratulations, Rick, for your 100th post,
and for your fantastic capture of this elusive and rare bird.
This is my first time seeing this honey eater,
and I can understand your passion for photographing it.
The blue face is really quite interesting and unusual.
Excellent focus, colors and DOF.
If possible, I would have left a bit more space in front of the bird.
TFS. : )

Hello Richard,
Your 100th posting is a beauty. Congratulations. Beautiful clear and contrasting colours and good sharpness. Wish you a great next hundred.
Regards,
Peter

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  • jhm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 661 W: 0 N: 176] (620)
  • [2008-03-27 10:12]

Hello Richard,

Congratulation to your 100th picture on TN.
Great composition of the Blue-faced Honeyeater.
The beak together with eye and head are lovely taken.
Very well done.

Best regards,
John.

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  • Arjun Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 288 W: 3 N: 670] (3136)
  • [2008-03-27 10:26]

hi richard,
amazing picture.excellent composition with great details in the picture.The technical quality is amazing.
tfs

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 782 W: 11 N: 1375] (4758)
  • [2008-03-27 13:29]

Hi Richard,

Congrats on your 100th post and a beautiful shot it is too, superbly composed with a good POV and a fine pose, I like the concentration you have captured on the birds face, nice sharp detail on the bird and flowers and the image is nicely isolated from the OOF BG, lovely colours too.

Hil

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 2 N: 4738] (18250)
  • [2008-03-27 13:31]

Hi Richard. Congrats on 100 postings. and what a picture to do it with . the detail is first class with natural looking colours. very well done TFS. and most interesting notes.
Nick..

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  • JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 654 W: 159 N: 889] (2827)
  • [2008-03-27 13:42]

Congratulations on # 100 Rick. You have a great specimen in this shot of yours. It was worth the wait. The bird has struck a great pose on this bouquet. Focus and exposure are excellent giving us great sharp and very colourful detail of this honey eater. This is an excellent addition to your backyard collection.

Thanks, John

hello Richard

Congralulations on your 100th post

great shot of the Blue Faced Honey Eater, he looks very beautiful bird,
fine POV, for the framing i would give just a little more space in front
of the bird, great density of the colours, excellent sharpness
and details of the plumage with beautiful colours, TFS

Asbed

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 54 N: 476] (2048)
  • [2008-03-27 14:42]

Hi Richard,
beutiful pic!
beautiful colors and details,
I like the frame too,
regards,
Dejan

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1265 W: 103 N: 4302] (19435)
  • [2008-03-27 15:31]

Congrats on your 100th Richard! You've done a GREAT shot for the occasion. That bird is fantastic and your photograph is just perfect. Well done for this magnificent post. Thanks!

Mario

What an interesting bird and the inclusion of the lovely blossoms and foliage makes for a very nice composition. It is a well saturated sharp image and a fitting tribute for #100!

TFS
Evelynn : )

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2726 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-27 19:26]

Hello Richard

Well congratulations for 1 year on TN,and 100 photos posted.
This is a lovely shot with wonderful lighting and vivid colour saturation.
The inclusion of the blossoms and the dreamy effect make this a wonderful composition.
Excellent POV and DOF,the focus is sharp with wonderful plumage detail.
TFS

Rob

This bird is really gorgeous Rick and you've done a fine job of capturing it. The facial features are wonderful and so well seen here. This is a lovely composition with the bird posed so nicely on the colorful buds. Super OOF BG. Congrats on this most excellent 100th post of yours! Tfs Richard

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 980 W: 17 N: 2559] (9440)
  • [2008-03-28 1:58]

Hi Rick,
excellent capture mate, super sharp and crystal clear, very professional looking shot. Congrats on 100 posts too, here's to many more!
tfs
Paul

Hi Rick,

Excellent composition, the colors of the bird and plants really work well together, a beautiful image. It may be me, but the only thing that looks just little less than optimal is the sharpness: it looks like you missed the focus by just a hair and over-sharpened a bit when you resized to compensate. I'm familiar with that look because I try it when I miss being right on the money with focus, happens more than I like to admit. :-)

Thanks,
John

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1555 W: 233 N: 5087] (17953)
  • [2008-03-28 13:45]

Two milestones on 1 day!!
Congratulations for posting your 100th shot and for completing your first year here too :-))
Very nice post to mark this occasion.
The colours on this bird are magnificent!
Very sharp and crisp.
Nice POV.
Superb light.
Very well done Richard,

Joe

Doggone it Rich...it's all talent....you are so superb. I simply have not said much before because....well... you already know how much fun you are having doing something you like so much and love...but I'll add my 2 cents and 2 points this time...just because...and BTW...'Tis a very nice one to add 2 2! Too!
bob

Hi Richard,
Fantastic details. I like the DOF also. Excellent colors. TFS
Cheers
mark

Very beautiful capture! Sharp and clear detail, great colours and nicely framed.
Chi

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2295 W: 163 N: 6692] (21138)
  • [2008-03-29 2:44]

Hello Rick,
I'm sorry I've overlooked this but here are my congratulations on your 100th post!
And what a wonderful post for this occasion!!
Superb view of this Blue-faced Honeyeater nicely perched on the pretty flowerbuds. I love its pose and the colours are fabulous. It really stands out against the soft background. A very beautiful composition too! Well done!
Many thanks, Ulla

Hello Rick,
You did a fine job in capturing this lovely guy!
Excellent colours & details in the plumage, and an interesting pose...
Good focus and a fine feeling of depth, a pleasant composition!
...
Congrats on the double anniversary, hopefully there will be many many more...
Greetings,
Panblo -

Hello Richard,
great shot of this colorful bird, beautiful colors and details, very good composition and popint of view, excellent sharpness and depth of field.
Angela

Rick !

Great shot! I really like the colors of the bird's plumage. You've composed this shot nicely, with great sharpness and detail. Nicely done!

Best Regards,

Martin

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  • SelenE Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2336 W: 59 N: 4112] (13398)
  • [2008-03-31 12:05]

Hi Richard,
Congrats on your 100th posting and your 1st anniversary on TN :o)
This is a beautiful bird with a lovely plumage. Nice details and colors. TFS
Greetings,
Selen

Hi Richard,
now that I am back home I can easy connect to internet and discover your beautiful gallery.
I start with this picture tha is simply wonderful, it has a great atmosphere with soft colours, bravo
kind regards
franco

A beautiful bird, nice shot Richard. Congrats on 100 posts & one year!
Color & detail look great, well exposed. Perhaps a bit more space in front?
Well done,
Howard

Hi Richard
Your work is great. I love the colours.. the pale grey blurred background works well with the pinks and greens of the gum blossoms with the highlight of the intense blue of the honeyeater's face. To get this shot it was certainly worth the wait!
Cheers
Lyndall

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  • smitha Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 296 W: 79 N: 895] (3407)
  • [2008-04-06 19:49]

Hello Richard,
Congratulations on the 100th post.
(better late than never, isn't it? :D)
Beautiful picture. Excellent POV and DOF. good sharpness and details too.
Thanks for the share,
Smitha.

WOW! This is a wonderful photo with a dreamlike quality. Amazing color, great lighting. Love the composition. I just like everything about it! :)
AND HAPPY 100!!!

hi richard!
what a fine bird!
sharp with very nice background!
well done!

Hallo Richard
What a delightful and colourful image of this Blue Faced Honey Eater. This is a beautiful bird and you have captured it in a perfect close-up pose. The colour of the plumage is vivid and very bright and the details of the beak and eye are displayed well. I like the small blue patch around the eye, and the remarkable olive coloured backfeathers. The framing and composition are delightful. A pleasant image with great natural colours and light. The pink blossom the bird is sitting on is also pleasant to look at and adds a special touch to this beautiful image. Thank you very much for sharing. I enjoyed this one as it is new to me. Enjoy your day.
Kind regards
Anna

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  • inked Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 125 W: 0 N: 214] (634)
  • [2008-04-21 1:26]

hi Richard,
one i've missed along the way.. nice one! nicely lit and great details. nice pose and fantastic colors. well done! i haven't managed to get a shot of these guys yet, one day hopefully! well done and tfs.. congrats on the 100th post too
Gethin

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