Olive-backed sunbird

squalle · 11th August 2005

1st time posting of birdies...
It was taken in AH, on 9Aug2005 afternoon

Enjoy & give comments please...

Madcat II · 12th August 2005

nicely taken...

(may I suggest that you use fill-in flash so that the shadows on the bird can be lighted.)

Lensman · 12th August 2005

I like the bird's composture, but felt that the background is a bit too distracting. Perhaps more blurred background would helped....

squalle · 12th August 2005

hmm
actually fill-in flash was used. but I think maybe not efficient enuff as the settings supposed to shoot butterflies, not long range. just chanced upon this bird that was closed enough, but still small in the frame actually. what's shown has been highly cropped.

and yea, for the background, i agree it's busy. the leaves were actually quite close to the bird itself, unless I waited for it to go up higher, then might be able to take with sky as bg. but then again, I wasnt there to shoot birds

all comments are highly appreciated.
just shoot more if anyone feel like to

11th August 2005	#1
squalle Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 182	Olive-backed sunbird 1st time posting of birdies... It was taken in AH, on 9Aug2005 afternoon Enjoy & give comments please...

12th August 2005	#2
Madcat II Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: this world is not my home Posts: 826	Re: Olive-backed sunbird nicely taken... (may I suggest that you use fill-in flash so that the shadows on the bird can be lighted.)

12th August 2005	#3
Lensman Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore & Hong Kong Posts: 908	Re: Olive-backed sunbird I like the bird's composture, but felt that the background is a bit too distracting. Perhaps more blurred background would helped....

12th August 2005	#4
squalle Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 182	Re: Olive-backed sunbird hmm actually fill-in flash was used. but I think maybe not efficient enuff as the settings supposed to shoot butterflies, not long range. just chanced upon this bird that was closed enough, but still small in the frame actually. what's shown has been highly cropped. and yea, for the background, i agree it's busy. the leaves were actually quite close to the bird itself, unless I waited for it to go up higher, then might be able to take with sky as bg. but then again, I wasnt there to shoot birds all comments are highly appreciated. just shoot more if anyone feel like to