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[ChrisM]

In dim overcast conditions, I snapped a yellow-tailed black cockatoo coming in to land in their favourite Banksia tree. I was about 12 metres away and shot at 200 mm fl. Cropped slightly and other minor adjustments made in ViewNX 2.

Chris

[leon]

Nice Chris, they really do that stopping in mid flight very well, the background seems a bit white however, did you alter that at all, well done however.

Leon

[bloodhound31]

Nice catch Chris!

[ChrisM]

Originally Posted by leon

Nice Chris, they really do that stopping in mid flight very well, the background seems a bit white however, did you alter that at all, well done however.

Leon

Hi Leon, yes I did lighten the backround to bring out details on the bird. Because I was shooting against the gray sky, the bird was virtually silhouetted. As it was, I shot with spot metering and EV +1.0
Thanks for looking!

Chris

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

What a great capture!! Freeze framed.