The Bird.

jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
edited May 19, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
One of the colorful birds that you can encounter when you visit the San Antonio Zoo in Texas. Thank you very much for viewing.

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    Whoa, brother. Terrific shot.clap.gif Great use of DOF control. Your work, Jiro, speaks volumes about the wisdom of using tripods all the time. It's the mark of a real accomplished photographer.thumb.gif

    Take care,

    Tom
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Whoa, brother. Terrific shot.clap.gif Great use of DOF control. Your work, Jiro, speaks volumes about the wisdom of using tripods all the time. It's the mark of a real accomplished photographer.thumb.gif

    Take care,

    Tom

    Thank you very much, Tom for the very warm compliments. thumb.gifbeer.gif
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  • MammaPaparazzaMammaPaparazza Registered Users Posts: 221 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    Hi Jiro,
    by chance...did you take these through a cage?
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    MammaPaparazza wrote: »
    Hi Jiro,
    by chance...did you take these through a cage?

    Nope. We are actually... inside the bird cage! :D All the parrots are housed on a big structure that is covered with a screen mesh so they can't escape. THe birds are pretty friendly, too. One of the attractions that they do is that you can buy the birds a special liquid formula for them to drink. When I interviewed the bird keeper she said that it's a mixture of vitamins and minerals and some pureed fruits. They would even land at your hands if you give them the fluid! How cool is that! :D
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  • kithylinkithylin Registered Users Posts: 229 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    jiro wrote: »
    Nope. We are actually... inside the bird cage! :D All the parrots are housed on a big structure that is covered with a screen mesh so they can't escape. THe birds are pretty friendly, too. One of the attractions that they do is that you can buy the birds a special liquid formula for them to drink. When I interviewed the bird keeper she said that it's a mixture of vitamins and minerals and some pureed fruits. They would even land at your hands if you give them the fluid! How cool is that! :D

    There's a big bird cage like that at the dallas zoo, except they sell popsicle sticks with a bit of peanut butter on em that they roll in bird seed, and you can hold em out and birds will perch on either your hand or the stick and nibble at it. I guess the Dallas zoo can't afford pureed fruits.. rolleyes1.gif
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    kithylin wrote: »
    ... I guess the Dallas zoo can't afford pureed fruits.. rolleyes1.gif

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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    Here's my daughter being surrounded by the birds when she showed them the pureed drink. She loved the experience though a bit scared that some of the parrots would bite her hard. Hahaha!

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  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    Neat shot, Jiro. You can readily see the trepidation in your daughter's face. However, tell her it's the other end of the parrot that you have to be concerned about.:D

    Tom
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 18, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Neat shot, Jiro. You can readily see the trepidation in your daughter's face. However, tell her it's the other end of the parrot that you have to be concerned about.:D

    Tom

    Hahaha! Will do, Tom. thumb.gif
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  • Carmelo75Carmelo75 Registered Users Posts: 232 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    black mamba wrote: »
    Whoa, brother. Terrific shot.clap.gif Great use of DOF control. Your work, Jiro, speaks volumes about the wisdom of using tripods all the time. It's the mark of a real accomplished photographer.thumb.gif

    Take care,

    Tom
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  • R.JayR.Jay Registered Users Posts: 974 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    Hi Jiro, the bird really 'pops' in this shot - beautiful.

    Cheers, Richard.
  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    The shot of your daughter is terrific, she'll remember that moment forever.
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    Carmelo75 wrote: »
    15524779-Ti.gif Andrea.

    Thank you very much, Andrea. :D
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    R.Jay wrote: »
    Hi Jiro, the bird really 'pops' in this shot - beautiful.

    Cheers, Richard.

    Thank you very much, Richard. Cheers! :D
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    WernerG wrote: »
    The shot of your daughter is terrific, she'll remember that moment forever.

    Thanks, Werner. They were all loudly laughing when they saw the pics on the computer screen. :Dthumb.gif
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    That is a beautiful pic of a beautiful bird...lush soft background! But - the pic of your daughter is absolutely wonderful! The two photos should be side by side to show the formal bird portrait and then real life! :)
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  • MammaPaparazzaMammaPaparazza Registered Users Posts: 221 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    That is really cool! and I love the picture of your daughter!
    I was going to say...if you took those through the cage, it's an amazing job! lol, I'm always stressed trying to get the focus right through the cage..lol
    "patience young grasshopper" is my moto to live by...lol
    Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively. - Dalai Lama XIV
    It is vain to do with more what can be done with less. - William of Occam (c. 1288-1348)
  • AzzaroAzzaro Registered Users Posts: 5,643 Major grins
    edited May 19, 2011
    Good bird pic. JIRO........The shot of your you daughter is outstanding.....clap.gif
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