Macleay's Honeyeater

Posted by Greg Oakley on Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:06 am

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One from last week. I was lucky to able to spend a few days up in far north Queensland. This is a tropical honeyeater species common in rainforest areas.
Thanks for looking, Greg

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by Frank Schauf on Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:09 am

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Fantastic. Wonderful pose, colors and background.

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by Karl Seddon on Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:30 am

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Looks like your visit was extremely well timed Greg - They're in for some wild weather up there.

A beautiful honeyeater that you dont see many comparable images of.
Personally, I could do without the flowers as for me they pull away from the scene & dilute what is a very strong looking species

The background wouldn't be a toilet block lawn would it?

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by Antino_Cervigni on Fri Apr 11, 2014 6:18 am

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Excellent shot. Regards Antino

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by jacques on Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:35 am

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Nice composition for this beautiful bird !!!

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by Karl Egressy on Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:20 am

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Lovely setting, beautiful picture, Greg.

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by Arabinda Debnath on Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:59 am

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Wonderful image,Greg.

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by OferLevy on Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:25 am

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Very beautiful image. Excellent work!

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by Homer on Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:37 am

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by Gaurav Mittal on Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:54 pm

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Beautiful framing Greg, really like how you have use the perch to fill the frame corner to corner.
Excellent details on this beautiful bird and nice use of fill flash.

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by James Vellozzi on Fri Apr 11, 2014 7:19 pm

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Sweet... looks so nice and clean.. must be tough getting this bird out of the rainforest

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by tinyfishy on Fri Apr 11, 2014 9:19 pm

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A very beautiful image of this cool looking species.

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by andre paul on Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:19 pm

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beautiful image.
your work is top notch....

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by Amy Kay on Sun Apr 13, 2014 4:26 pm

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Gorgeous image Greg!

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by DON HAMILTON JR. on Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:20 am

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Greg, fabulous framing,sharp, killer bkg, and inclusion of the natural habitat!! Big Congrats!!!

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by JessFindlay on Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:47 pm

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Beautifully done, Greg. An amazing shot, as always. The only thing I wish for on many of these setup shots is more depth. Perhaps adding some additional foliage just beyond the perch or choosing a more varied background would help. That being said, I realize how difficult achieving setup shots at this level can be, just my two cents.

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by drshantun on Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:28 am

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absolute beauty of a frame...wonderfully framed !!

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by WildlifePhoto on Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:51 pm