Rainforest Birdies

**Mad Aussie** · 03-26-2009, 05:20 AM

We spent a day in the rainforest in the mountains behind the Gold Coast today.
Here's a couple of the inhabitants ...

Eastern Yellow Robin

Yellow Throated Scrubwren

**AntZ** · 03-26-2009, 09:26 AM

I love the colour of the first pic. Great focus in tough conditions. Looks like wide aperture for low light has created a shallow DOF. Their little feet are soft, but on the flip side the background is beatifully blurred.

**Mad Aussie** · 03-26-2009, 02:40 PM

You're not kidding Antz ... it was really dark in there. So tough to find flash settings that wouldn't cast big ugly shadows the birds.

**AntZ** · 03-26-2009, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

You're not kidding Antz ... it was really dark in there. So tough to find flash settings that wouldn't cast big ugly shadows the birds.

Yes the flash is obvious, but not over the top. I can't imagine getting shots with anything less. I struggled to get similar shots with my f/2.8 in similar conditions at Mt Glorious. I think I saw some Logrunners up there. Do they tend to bounce around a lot?