Familiar looking fella - Purple

skfoo · 14th June 2004

This fella may easily be mistaken for another sunbird flying here and there among the trees. Its built is rather small and very often, it appears as silhouette against the bright skies.

Sometimes, if we were to go slow on our footsteps and spend some time to enjoy the scenery around us, you never know what you may find among the silhouette.

A record shot, posting to share how the purple-throated sunbird looked from side view and the flower it gets the nectar from.

Cheers!

Harlequin · 14th June 2004

Nice colour . Guess the wait was worth it.

kayaro888 · 14th June 2004

Nice catched and nice to meet you.

lemonlogix · 14th June 2004

Impressive. Do you have any personal gallery? I am sure you have other magnificent shots for wildlife/birds.

skfoo · 14th June 2004

Thanks for the comments!

Harlequin,

It is a good place to recuperate from sun burn. This is one of the most colourful sunbird indeed. The shine (purple/green) on the feathers set it apart from other sunbirds.

kayaro888,

Nice meeting you too! Some kind of a first meeting! I was teaching my son the do and don't in the field/garden. Hope my sternness did not bother you or leave you with a bad impression.

lemonlogix,

I do not have a personal gallery yet. Just started nature photography last year and hope to accumulate enough images/information before setting-up one.

Cheers!

Garion · 14th June 2004

Nice one there, SK.

Your shot really brings out the iridescence and colours well. Agree with you thats its a good place to shoot it, not only shade, got chairs and bench to rest some more.

erwinx · 14th June 2004

nice catch. looks like the purple is back at MOG...

skfoo · 14th June 2004

Garion/erwinx,

Thanks for the comments.

Each time I look at the image, I tell myself this is so unreal! How could feathers shine this way?

Madcat II · 14th June 2004

cool shot SK, purple... wow!!!

chngpe01 · 14th June 2004

A beautiful shot. Well done

diddledoodles · 15th June 2004

It's a wonderful shot of a beautiful bird!
So amazing how many colours there are on such a tiny creature ...
Thanks for sharing !

will take your suggestion to slow down, watch the scenery,
keep an eye out and hope for the best ...
of cos must make sure i carry my binos too!

LC

Avatar · 15th June 2004

Good shot you have there SK, well done!

skfoo · 15th June 2004

Madcat II/chngpe01/diddledoodles/Avatar,

Thanks!

espn · 15th June 2004

Hmmm I feel the colour's a bit ruined by the flash, evidently that flash was used and the area was supposedly quite dark?

But I must say it's a good catch, you don't get such luck everyday!

skfoo · 15th June 2004

Quote:

Hmmm I feel the colour's a bit ruined by the flash, evidently that flash was used and the area was supposedly quite dark?

espn,

Thanks for the comments.

In situation like that you have 3 choices:

1) Don’t used flash
The bird will appear as silhouette due to the bright skies.

2) Exposed for the bird
The sky will be overexposed

3) Use flash
Sky and bird will be exposed correctly.

What’s your choice?

Fred · 16th June 2004

Nice image!

skfoo · 16th June 2004

Fred,

Thanks!

14th June 2004	#1
skfoo Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,185	Familiar looking fella - Purple This fella may easily be mistaken for another sunbird flying here and there among the trees. Its built is rather small and very often, it appears as silhouette against the bright skies. Sometimes, if we were to go slow on our footsteps and spend some time to enjoy the scenery around us, you never know what you may find among the silhouette. A record shot, posting to share how the purple-throated sunbird looked from side view and the flower it gets the nectar from. Cheers!

14th June 2004	#2
Harlequin Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: East of Singapore Posts: 1,651	Nice colour . Guess the wait was worth it. __________________ http://www.avianwatchasia.org for some real bird photos My website : http://www.gorgeousfeathers.com

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Garion Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West side of S'pore Posts: 5,512	Nice one there, SK. Your shot really brings out the iridescence and colours well. Agree with you thats its a good place to shoot it, not only shade, got chairs and bench to rest some more. __________________ [ deviantart selections \| Photoblog ]

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chngpe01 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 7,464	A beautiful shot. Well done __________________ my work I am featured here, in Vol 4

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kayaro888 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: North SG Posts: 862	Nice catched and nice to meet you.

14th June 2004	#4
lemonlogix Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 185	Impressive. Do you have any personal gallery? I am sure you have other magnificent shots for wildlife/birds.

14th June 2004	#7
erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	nice catch. looks like the purple is back at MOG...

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Madcat II Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: this world is not my home Posts: 826	cool shot SK, purple... wow!!!

15th June 2004	#11
diddledoodles New Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 27	It's a wonderful shot of a beautiful bird! So amazing how many colours there are on such a tiny creature ... Thanks for sharing ! will take your suggestion to slow down, watch the scenery, keep an eye out and hope for the best ... of cos must make sure i carry my binos too! LC

15th June 2004	#12
Avatar Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore / Taiwan Posts: 1,244	Good shot you have there SK, well done!

15th June 2004	#14
espn Deregistered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Planet Nikon Posts: 22,045	Hmmm I feel the colour's a bit ruined by the flash, evidently that flash was used and the area was supposedly quite dark? But I must say it's a good catch, you don't get such luck everyday!

16th June 2004	#16
Fred Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,240	Nice image!