Red Wattle Bird

[Isac]

#1 - Normal upright position.

#2 - Not normal upright position.

[kevinj]

Interesting looking bird, I`m guessing a young bird, looks like it still has some down on it`s breast area.

[Isac]

Thanks Kevin. It was definitely a young one. The adults are a tougher looking bird.

[wigz]

Good shots Isac, nice and sharp and good poses. The colour seems a little off though - it looks like an orange/brown cast to me. Also in #1 there looks like a fuzzy patch between its feet - still downy perhaps.

[David_MC]

Excellent shots. Color seems good on my end. Really like the poses you got.

[Isac]

Thanks David. They don't always make themselves available for a photo shoot, so I get what I can, when I can.

[Isac]

Good shots Isac, nice and sharp and good poses. The colour seems a little off though - it looks like an orange/brown cast to me. Also in #1 there looks like a fuzzy patch between its feet - still downy perhaps.

That fuzzy patch is always present on the wattle bird shots. I think it's just really smooth feathers with much the same colouring. If that's not it, I'm not sure what causes it. It's also usually on the neck.
I thought the colours were OK but I did a colour correction using my Blur Average action and it was not out by much, so these are at 30% opacity. Try out my action!
#1

#2

[AlfandBen]

Nicely framed and the colours look great to me (bear in mind that I have no idea what they should look like)..Love the pose in No.2.

[Isac]

Thanks A&B. The colour cast was only slight and the birds are pretty much the colour you see. They look rather strange wearing their red earrings!.

[avkomp]

good work getting this, to me it looks just like you might expect shooting in strong shadow..
plenty of details though good work

[Isac]

Cheers Stephen. It was in shadow so that hides a bit of the colouring. I had a bit of a play with Dodge & Burn and I think it lifts it a bit.