Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Photo

Photographer’s Note

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos are the most common Cockatoo in our area - they are incredibly noisy and fun loving. While not as far ranging as the black cockatoos and not as agile as the corellas - they are still a challenge to photograph. Sulphur Crested Cockatoos are a medium sized bird with a bright yellow crest on their heads - in captivity they have been known to live over 60 years!
This photo was taken at the Wollongong botanical gardens on my "new" secondhand lens - which I am still getting use to - but results like this on the first outing are encouraging!

worldcitizen, JPlumb, marion44, jusninasirun, jhm, kschanna has marked this note useful

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JPlumb (3153) 2008-05-23 1:51

This is very nice Mark. The clarity you have on that in-flight cockatoo is awesome. Composition wise, you've got him perfectly placed in this crop with an amazing blue sky and Eucalypt green as a backdrop.

Thanks, John

bend1k (910) 2008-05-23 1:52

your autofocus is right on on this shot. nice details on the feathers

marion44 (4258) 2008-05-23 2:27

G'day Mark,
A great capture of this cockatoo ! And perfectly framed, this is awesome !
Really noisy as you say ! When I arrived in OZ I found them so "exotic"... but after a couple of days having them letting fall hundreds of pine cones on my tent while eating or fighting against a goanna at 6am... I found our sparrows quite cool !!! I 'm joking... You've really got an incredible fauna in Australia which is an everyday fascinating discovery.
Anyway, I was there for your photo... congratulations !!!
Marion

jusninasirun (10185) 2008-05-23 7:19

Hello Mark. I can see a few beautiful bird shots in your gallery and this one is excellent in flight with full spread wings. Well controlled shutter speed and captured to perfection. Excellent crop and framed. Regards. Jusni

ribeiroantonio (21885) 2008-05-23 9:18

This is an excellent panning resulting in a very sharp bird and perfect colours. They are indeed very noisy, oarticularly in the morning when you are trying to sleep! Well done.
Antonio

jhm (82297) 2008-05-24 0:37

Hello Mark,

This bird have a very great wing width, my neighbour have one and indeed he can everything imitate, even the dog and also the postman.
Very nice image with the white colour and the strong blue blur background.
Very well done.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

kschanna (2634) 2008-05-24 1:47

Hello Mark,

Excellent shot, I really love how the cockey has spanned its wings. Such a good PoV, the colors are amazing, very good contrast between the bird and the sky.

Well done
Regards
Kamran

skippy007 (6967) 2008-05-27 1:01

Hello Mark, Nice shot of these lovely looking noisy buggers & with a new lens. Well focused, good exposure giving you the required detail on the white feathers.
Nicely framed.well done.
Thanks
Santo

joscel1975 (489) 2008-06-11 6:16

Mark, this in-flight shot is perfect. Well-balanced framing, stunning sharpness. Love it! Congrats my friend.

worldcitizen (2249) 2008-06-19 15:30

Hello Mark,
It is great to see a wild cockatoo! Your capture is wonderful, with the wings fully outstretched, and the beauitful, blue sky. I would love having so many wild parrots around! Are they nervous around people, or can you approach them?

chirasak (575) 2008-06-23 17:53