29 July 2010

Skywatch Friday - Starling silhouette

Photographing birds is always a challenge. They do not sit still for more than two seconds and then there is always the question of getting the direction of the light right. This picture of a Cape Glossy Starling will never make it into a field guide for birds, but it does make an interesting Skywatch subject, against the blue sky.


Go to Skywatch for more great photos from around the world
at

20 comments:

  1. Kcalpesh29 July 2010 at 21:31

    A cool looking bird silhouette..

    Please do checkout and participate in the contest on my blog! You can win a 3 month long free advertising via 100pixels banner specially designed for you...

    Pixellicious Photos

    ReplyDelete
  2. Don Wood29 July 2010 at 21:53

    Nice capture I spend the whole week looking out for birds here in England. All I see regularly is starlings and seagulls (I live on the coast) I will look out Cape Gossy Starlings in my books. Have a good week. XXX Don

    ReplyDelete
  3. Eaglesbrother29 July 2010 at 22:40

    A fun photo.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)29 July 2010 at 23:42

    The silhouette is beautiful Max! I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  5. ninja30 July 2010 at 00:22

    I actually like "not proper" against the sun captures where the object is dark with perfect contour.

    ReplyDelete
  6. tinyskillet30 July 2010 at 05:42

    This is a stunning photo! I love the contrast! All the bird photos that I have seem to be mostly water birds. Of course that what I run across most! I love all your photos here!

    ReplyDelete
  7. christina, sweden30 July 2010 at 07:04

    great clean photo, the composition with just black and blue

    ReplyDelete
  8. Caroline30 July 2010 at 08:18

    Phew - Getaway eat your heart out! Lovely lovely shot.

    ReplyDelete
  9. LadyFi30 July 2010 at 08:42

    Fabulous and perfect silhouette!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gale30 July 2010 at 08:43

    Yes, and when they land on branches the branches are usually bouncy! What a great silhouette.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Firefly the Travel Guy30 July 2010 at 08:45

    Great picture. One always want to get the detail and colours and never thing of the possible silhouette.
    If you struggle to get bird pics with your DSLR, imagine me with my prosumer. LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Anonymous30 July 2010 at 14:20

    Being a lover of silhouettes (and sky shots)I commend this pic as most agreeable!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Lesley30 July 2010 at 17:44

    He is beautifully composed. I like how his head is facing a different direction from the angle of his feet and the trigs.

    ReplyDelete
  14. syel30 July 2010 at 18:05

    nevertheless it is still a gorgeous capture! love this silhouette! :)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Tracy30 July 2010 at 19:19

    Love the silhouette, awesome picture.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Tracy30 July 2010 at 20:42

    Thanks for your comment, my picture was taken in Hankey in the Eastern Cape, in early July. I am from Durban, but my dads family are all in EC.

    ReplyDelete
  17. SAPhotographs (Joan)31 July 2010 at 07:08

    Now THAt is an interesting shot Max. I really like it very much.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Naquillity31 July 2010 at 15:27

    magnificent silhouette. it may not make it into a field guide but that's okay because it made it to your blog for all to enjoy. thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Melusine31 July 2010 at 23:19

    Fantastic silhouette shot of this bird!

    ReplyDelete
  20. iheartsunnydays1 August 2010 at 10:45

    This shot is absolutely fantastic. Love it :)

    ReplyDelete