Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on October 25, 2008 at 6:09 PM
What an interesting bird with a great perch and complimentary background. Those speckles on the feathers!
Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick Fager on October 25, 2008 at 6:35 PM
I hope to see this one in the wild someday! Everything works here: the pose, bg, perch, and exposure. Did you use some fill flash on this? Just curious. Great job!
Registered on April 20, 2005, 43 Posts, 133 Comments
Comment posted by Mia McPherson on October 25, 2008 at 7:19 PM
Andrea,
This is an extremely beautiful and interesting bird and the photo is stunning.
Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments
Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on October 25, 2008 at 7:43 PM
What a cool bird. Would like to have the whole bird in focus, but this is also fine as posted.
Sharon
Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments
Comment posted by Neil Losin on October 25, 2008 at 8:13 PM
What a beauty, Andrea! Great BG colors and I like the lichen on the perch.
Registered on September 16, 2005, 145 Posts, 3524 Comments
Comment posted by Ron Dudley on October 25, 2008 at 8:19 PM
This is wonderful Andrea, almost stunning. Difficult to improve on it but I think a sharper tail might just do that. Very, very nice IMO.
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Comment posted by Greg Cope on October 25, 2008 at 10:26 PM
Wowzer! What an incredible looking bird! Really like everything about this.
Registered on January 22, 2007, 212 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on October 25, 2008 at 11:56 PM
Beautiful image and a beautiful bird, Andrea. My only wish would be for some more dof. Since you didn't post shooting parameters, I don't know if you could have gotten any more or not. Excellent composition.
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Darlene Almeda on October 26, 2008 at 1:05 AM
What a beautiful photo and a very interesting bird. You did a real good job making a nice portrait of this little guy!
Registered on October 14, 2008, 5 Posts, 69 Comments
Comment posted by KC Choo on October 26, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Gorgeous image!
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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 26, 2008 at 1:06 PM
Wow, what a gorgeous bird and image, the lichens really seem to match his plumage, congrats Andrea.
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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on October 26, 2008 at 4:28 PM
Many, many thanks,
These are shooting parameters:
Nikon D200
Nikon VR 200-400 f4 G
1/750
F5,6
Matrix
ISO 400
flash ttl-bl
comp exp flah -2.3EV
Registered on December 1, 2005, 86 Posts, 589 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on October 26, 2008 at 4:50 PM
Excellent. Composition, perch, background and feather detail all very well done.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by Rob Drummond on October 27, 2008 at 8:20 AM
Stunning shot Andrea - so sharp and detailed against the soft background
cheers Rob
Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 27, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Great shot, and incredibly sharp. Congrats on the EP.
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Mangas on October 27, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Wow, what a Beautiful creature. Very nicely done Andrea!
Registered on November 9, 2007, 94 Posts, 568 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on October 27, 2008 at 12:52 PM
Wow, this is one of the loveliest birds I've ever seen! So glad you brought it's image back from Africa so we could all enjoy it. And what a spectacular shot it is too! Congratulations on the EP!
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Simon Bennett on October 27, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Lovely bird and composition.
Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments
Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on October 27, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Many, many thanks again
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Comment posted by Hans Spiecker on October 27, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Chrystal clear, gorgeous bird, great perch. It all came together on this photo Andrea. Congrats on the well deserved EP!
Registered on March 23, 2006, 366 Posts, 4649 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on October 27, 2008 at 8:38 PM
Evertything about this is beautiful! Congratulations on the EP.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Darwin Wiggett on October 28, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Striking with strong diagonal lines, clean background, wonderful colours and perfect DOF. Darwin
Registered on November 1, 2003, 100 Posts, 1327 Comments
Comment posted by Danny Shelton on October 28, 2008 at 10:08 PM
Great all around.
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Comment posted by Andrea Marzorati on November 7, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Thanks to everybody
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Comments
24 commentsThis is an extremely beautiful and interesting bird and the photo is stunning.
Sharon
These are shooting parameters:
Nikon D200
Nikon VR 200-400 f4 G
1/750
F5,6
Matrix
ISO 400
flash ttl-bl
comp exp flah -2.3EV
May
cheers Rob