About the Image(s)
This month’s image was an opportunity shot, just getting out of the house and taking a walk-in local park with the camera.
Th bird is a Little Corella (sometimes called clowns of the sky) they are usually in large flocks and in the outback regions. Flocks can be in the thousands. They can be destructive, stripping leaves and breaking branches on trees. Some people feed these at their houses, unfortunately they can destroy houses picking the timber sections on windows and balconies, the same way they do trees. Flocks have very loud calls when flying and very much a spectacular sight and sound to see them flying over and hearing their calls.
This bird was wrestling with the stick for ages getting into all sorts of contortion’s. Was very much fun to watch and photograph.
Image 1/5000s, with ISO 1600 at F4.5
Minimal work in Photoshop as considering if it would be suitable for Nature Competition.
Thanks for viewing and your comments.
Leslie Larson
(Groups 21 & 94)Cockatoos are such photogenic birds. Sorry to hear the corellas are so destructive. Australia is my favorite place to see large, colorful birds...you are lucky to have so many.
Can't think of any improvements to your shot Posted: 07/04/2024 17:30:26
Tom Brassil
Thank you for that comment Leslie, I do not wish to give the little Corella a bad name by calling it destructive. Typically in a natural environment, they stripped the trees to give themselves a clearer view of danger, also in their natural environments they do wear their beaks down in the normal processes of their life, with changes to the environment and the way we have improved our local urban environment, with adequate water and a range of trees, they have taken the opportunity and moved from desert areas to our urban areas. So I do apologise I should not have used destructive if it is a natural activity of the birds. Where it is destructive is when people feed them in their homes, they translate those habits to the home environment and I should not assume that is destructive when to them it's normal. Did not want to give the little critters are bad name. Again thank you for the comment Posted: 07/05/2024 05:14:06
Gregory Waldron
Hi Tom,
Great image. You captured the action and the moments.
Best regards,
Greg Posted: 07/06/2024 02:11:55
Tom Brassil
Thank you for that Greg Posted: 07/10/2024 01:06:41
Darcy Johnson
Hi Tom - What a good time this fellow is having - Little Corellas sure seem to like attention! Beautiful focus, detail, texture and color balance. Great capture of a unique bird behavior - something judges love in nature shots. Well done close-up! Posted: 07/08/2024 16:13:59
Tom Brassil
Thank you Darcy Posted: 07/10/2024 01:07:04
Erin Browne
What a fun moment to capture - great focus and sharpness. I wonder if changing the crop to give a little more room on the right would work, as his general movement seems like he is about to tumble that way Posted: 07/15/2024 12:55:45
Tom Brassil
Thank you Erin, a good idea to allow more room on the right. Posted: 07/16/2024 00:25:43
Ingrid Lockhart
Hi Tom. Your focus and exposure are perfect and I love the pose you have selected. I especially love the detail and positioning of the wings. This is a beautiful bird and an interesting capture. The only suggestion I would have is to add a slight vignette to deemphasize the grass on the edges. Posted: 07/15/2024 18:05:55
Tom Brassil
Thank you Ingrid, a vignette would help. Posted: 07/16/2024 00:26:59
Karen Davis
Hi Tom,
Thanks for introducing me to a Little Corella. I've never heard of them. And what a great shot to capture this bird's personality in such sharp focus.
The only thing I might suggest (as others have) is a slight vignette to bring more attention to the star of your show.
Great job!
Karen Posted: 07/29/2024 03:36:20
Tom Brassil
Thank you Karen, definitely a vignette is the way to go Posted: 07/30/2024 06:35:21
