Silky Starling


Posted by KK Hui on Sat Mar 04, 2017 2:09 am

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Silky Starling Poliopsar sericeus
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At this time of the year the red-orange flowers of Cotton Tree Bombax ceiba in Hong Kong are in full bloom and birds love its nectar. Captured yesterday was this ...

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by botaurus on Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:49 am
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Colours, detail and simple composition: all very pleasant!
 

by GHAMILTON on Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:05 am
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Very sharp and well composed. Nicely done!
 

by Denis55 on Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:27 am
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Sweet bird and composition!
 

by david fletcher on Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:52 pm
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sweet shot and arrangement KK
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by LynnS on Sat Mar 04, 2017 12:54 pm
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KK, wow it's like receiving a beautiful bouquet, with a lovely bird on  top.  Nice with the bit of open beak and you've captured the 'silky' feathers well.
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by Karl Egressy on Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:02 pm
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Beautiful frame, KK.
 

by mikullashbee on Sat Mar 04, 2017 7:55 pm
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Nice one KK
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by Ron Day on Sat Mar 04, 2017 9:37 pm
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Great depth of field allowing the entire lovely blossom to be viewed sharply along with the bird. The bold color is great.
 

by Homer on Sat Mar 04, 2017 11:48 pm
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Beautiful shot K.K. and a stunning colours
 

by john on Sun Mar 05, 2017 2:37 am
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Great setting for this bird. The subtle colors contrasted with a brilliant flower. Have you reverted to Canon again KK?
 

by KK Hui on Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:59 am
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john wrote:... Have you reverted to Canon again KK?
Hi John,
Actually I'm running with two systems viz Nikon and EOS.
My EOS system hasn't been updated for a long time now but still keep two bodies, 7D and 50D. Hope Canon will catch up with their image sensor technology development soon for their 2nd tier bodies such as their 7DII and 80D lineup.
I mostly use D7200 for BIF shoots and because Nikon has better image sensor todate I tends to go for it ...
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by David Salem on Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:01 am
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Very nice KK! Love the pose and the waxy flower petals. Nice contrasting colors too. Well done
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by john on Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:13 pm
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KK Hui wrote:
john wrote:... Have you reverted to Canon again KK?
Hi John,
Actually I'm running with two systems viz Nikon and EOS.
My EOS system hasn't been updated for a long time now but still keep two bodies, 7D and 50D. Hope Canon will catch up with their image sensor technology development soon for their 2nd tier bodies such as their 7DII and 80D lineup.
I mostly use D7200 for BIF shoots and because Nikon has better image sensor todate I tends to go for it ...
I agree...I'm still waiting for a decent 7D replacement....The version 2 didn't do a worthwhile improvement for me.
 

by wesjr on Sun Mar 05, 2017 4:53 pm
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Fantastic color and contrast KK. Love the presentation. Very sharp image. Thanks for sharing.

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