Olive-Backed Sunbird

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Description

Daintree Rainforest, Australia
A very common little 15-cm. jewel, ranging throughout China, the Phillippines, Malaysia, and parts of Australia.
The BG is a distant blooming acacia tree
(Now known as the Garden Sunbird)

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Technical Details

A large crop, so run through Gigapixel.
A dark slice of a tree removed from the right
Software: Adobe Photoshop 25.11 + DxO Pure Raw 4
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec
F Number: f/6.3
ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 1600
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Bias: 0.67 EV
500 mm


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A very cool bird, Sandy. That semi-metallic olive coloration is most unusual. A nice simple presentation that is very effective.

Good job in bringing out the colors and detail in the bird. The bacground works well to complement the bird. Another beauty from afar, Sandy.

What a gorgeous bird with a very pleasing and blurred out background that compliments the bird in every way. Superb light showcasing those neon blues and yellows and even that little bit of green in the tail. The perch isn’t ideal but it also is not a major detractor and it works just fine in this image. I just love the head turn showing off that curved beak. Another very pretty bird Sandy.

Hi Sandy, what a beautiful and interesting bird. Love the colors as presented and that curved beak. I like the diagonal of the perch. Pleasing background. A fine beauty well presented.

The world of birds contains such beautiful species and this is one of them. Beautifully photographed against the blooming background. No nits.

Grt, Ingrid.