Eastern Spinebill

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Description

Eastern Spinebills are a very small, thumbsized honeyeater that are quite itinerant at my place. They seem to favour my paddock as the temperature drops.

I have spent many years converting my horse paddock into bushland and I am greatly rewarded by these cute visitors.

Specific Feedback

All comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Technical Details

ISO 3200 150-600@600mm HH f6.3 1/200

Off with the fairies setting!

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Wow!! Wonderful! I love both the crops. The wider view shows some very artistic foliage. I’m not sure if it is a see-through or if you have manipulated it, but either way it works for me. The BG is lovely and leaves me wondering if it is a replacement or a staged BG in a setup, but either way it works! The bird looks very intent and its pose fits the perch very well.

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Thankyou @Diane_Miller ! The background is as shot. Sometimes I get lucky. However, the red grevillea flower is wired onto a stick and like a honeyeater magnet.

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Thank you @Sandy_Richards-Brown . I didn’t even notice “that” stick. Now I’ve seen it, I can’t unsee it!

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Glenys: wonderful pose, perch, background and light. Definitely a wall hanger. Well done!

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Would be easy to remove the stick but then the flower appears to be floating in space. Would be possible to move it so it’s exiting behind the feet.

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Both are beautiful, Glennie. I slightly prefer the first, mainly because of the green leaf crossing the stamens in the second. The supporting branch really doesn’t bother me, though I could see darkening or facing it a bit.

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Uh. A little help here. My jaw just hit the floor. Wow. What a fabulous image. Woah.

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I like the image and the edits are superb! I like this one as presented…
jim

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Glennie: I really like the simpler version. Marvelous color palette on the bird, perch and BG. Just a superbly crafted image.>=))>

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That is about the coolest BG I’ve ever seen!! Hope it’s reproducible!

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Beautiful image, the background, the subject and the delicate colors are all very nice. I do like the tighter crop better… but both have their beauty.

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Congratulations on the EP!! Well deserved for this gorgeous image!

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Thank you everybody! The EP was much appreciated.

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That treated portrait crop is superb. Great subject and environment. Wall hanger, I say.

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  • Color: Stunning photo, Glenys! I love the composition, lighting, colour, and the soft focus background. I can’t think of a thing I could change. Nicely done!
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Wow! If the second image posted is the original, then congratulations… and keep that version! I think that second image is perfectly balanced, so no further need of cropping and/or cloning. Is the second photo posted the original?
In any case: well done and congratulations on the EP!

Grt, Ingrid.

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Thankyou Ingrid! The second image is the original.