Southern Double-collared Sunbird

Chuck_Gangas · January 15, 2019, 7:42pm

This bird was found on our first group shoot in Cape Town on our South African tour this past October.

Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa

D500
500mm f/4
1/640s @ f/7.1
ISO 640
1/3 EV
Handheld

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David_Bogener · January 15, 2019, 9:42pm

Love the signing pose and detail captured. Excellent image

S_Govindarajan · January 16, 2019, 2:31am

Excellent capture of this colorful sunbird. Great pose, interesting perch and a fine background to showcase this beauty.

Dennis_Plank · January 16, 2019, 3:00am

Beautiful bird and a great pose, Chuck. I like your composition.

Sandy_Richards-Brown · January 16, 2019, 8:49am

Gorgeous! Perfect comp, singing pose, BG, and complimentary colours.
S

Lyle_Gruby · January 16, 2019, 8:54pm

What a beautiful bird! Colors and light are fantastic. Image quality is great, and so is the calling pose. My only nit is that I’d prefer the perch didnt cover so much of the bird’s body.

Andrew_Sentipal · January 16, 2019, 10:14pm

About as good as it can get. Beautiful. Well done !!!

Jim_Zablotny · January 17, 2019, 1:50am

Chuck–

Awesome lighting. I like this one as presented …Jim

Hans_Overduin · January 20, 2019, 4:43pm

Same spot I found my first while in SA in 2010. Didn’t manage such a great shot though, I love the pose and the clean BG. Well done ! Cheers, Hans

Terri_Barnett · January 21, 2019, 3:43pm

Gorgeous image. Sharp, nice pose, nice perch, smooth background, great colors, beautiful bird. What’s not to love?