Bell Miner

[wigz]

I just came across an image from 2020 that I hadn't processed, probably because I preferred the pose in another shot. I found the colours and detail on the bird's breast interesting enough to process it.

I have cropped this more closely than I usually would to show the detail. There is a bit of noise due to the low light/high ISO but it's not too bad.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 500mm PF f/5.6. 1/320 f/5.6 ISO 3200. Spot metered - which I rarely use.

[Ralph]

I personally have only one photo of these and it was a fluke shot at that.
Would like to head to where these are and get a few more shot, as they are quite different tot he miners we have here and no I don't mean the Miner.
Lucky for us it has reached this far yet.
Like this shot.

[wigz]

Thanks Ralph. They are not easy to get as they tend to stay fairly high. This was at a small pool where birds were coming down to bathe and drink.

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day Alan

Wonderful image and certainly one you can show off to all concerned!

Phil

[wigz]

Thanks Phil

[Isac]

Very nice Alan. Clean and sharp features and beautiful colours. Not a fan of the angle, prefer horizontal so I don't have to tilt my head, which was my first response, but others don't seem to mind it.

[wigz]

Thanks Isac. The camera was horizontal, the bird is tilted. I hadn’t even thought about levelling it. To straighten it I would need to create some new background in my looser crop, but I could do that.

[Isac]

I thought the angle of the branch was "as is" so no big deal. I already did a quick edit and it was easy as and it looks like a different image. When I straightened it, it gave a totally different look to the bird's expression as if it was saying "That's close enough buddy, don't come any nearer!"