White-winged Fairy-wren


Posted by Jan Wegener on Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:34 am

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Hi,

A tiny bird from the drier and warmer areas in Australia, not uncommon, but always a bit of a challenge to get a photo of. This was the first time that I had one pose for me :)

5D Mark IV
600 L IS
1.4x TC
ISO 800
1/640

 

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by John Meade on Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:36 am
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Very nice, Jan.
 

by Ron Day on Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:23 am
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Great composition and beautiful color, Jan. Superb image!
 

by E.J. Peiker on Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:06 pm
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You keep getting that amazing golden background. Another gorgeous shot.
 

by Denis55 on Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:05 pm
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Wow! Gorgeous bird with a great pose,and great set-up!
 

by Mike Umscheid on Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:08 pm
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Brilliant bird in an awesome setting. Technicals look great!
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by Jan Wegener on Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:14 pm
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E.J. Peiker wrote:You keep getting that amazing golden background.  Another gorgeous shot.
Shooting in a desert helps with that a lot :) 
 

by Karl Egressy on Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:50 pm
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Excellent pose, perch and background, beautiful colors and great composition.
 

by Mako_Elite on Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:15 pm
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Fantastic shot Jan. What a beauty.

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by Square Man1 on Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:26 am
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A lovely image Jan.

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by david fletcher on Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:35 am
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congrats on a very fine first and shot Jan
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by Nate Chappell on Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:36 pm
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I have always thought this was a stunning species, great capture Jan!
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by WILDSUDIPTA on Sat Sep 23, 2017 7:24 am
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Beautiful .....
 

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