Parrot Pair

unsavoryunsavory Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
edited October 12, 2006 in Wildlife
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Photograph Details
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D70
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 200mm (300mm 35mm)
Exposure Time: 0.005s (1/200)
Flash: Flash did not fire.
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Exposure Bias: 0
ColorSpace: sRGB

This shot was taken in the Amazon jungle(NOT, but I wish). Actually it was taken at the zoo. :) Thoughts?

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  • DernoDerno Registered Users Posts: 81 Big grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    wow, beautiful!!!! great colors, great angle, i love the DOF, nice shot
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    fantastic shot & colorsclap.gif
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  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    This is a great image. I like the fact that the background bird is (almost ) a mirror image of the one in the forground.

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  • justMEjustME Registered Users Posts: 209 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Sorry to repeat but the colors are truly fantastic.thumb.gif
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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    WOW! What a beautiful Bird! I love Parrots!. The color is astounding!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Wow, absolutely gorgeous.. everything about it! And I don't feel that going to a zoo to photograph animals is cheating in any way. Where else can you go for a hit of the wilderness without jeopardizing your equipment? mwink.gif
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    Beautiful colors and shot clap.gif
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  • BrianLowtherBrianLowther Registered Users Posts: 110 Major grins
    edited October 9, 2006
    I like it.
    Great colours.
    I am not sure about the DOF. I keep trying to focus on the background bird. (I think it is the eye looking at me!).

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  • unsavoryunsavory Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    Thanks!
    Thank you all very much for your kind comments. :D
  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited October 10, 2006
    BrianLowther wrote:
    (I think it is the eye looking at me!).Brian.


    He's prolly thinking, "I'm tired of these shutter bugs! I groom for HOURS to look like this!.. THe next one, I'm gonna bite 'em right on the nose!"...:giggle
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  • unsavoryunsavory Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited October 11, 2006
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:
    He's prolly thinking, "I'm tired of these shutter bugs! I groom for HOURS to look like this!.. THe next one, I'm gonna bite 'em right on the nose!"...:giggle

    Then it's a good thing I stopped when I did :D. I heard parrots can snap a broom handle with their beaks. So that would have hurt. Lucky for me I took this at 200mm.
  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited October 12, 2006
    Great capture, beautiful details.

    Thanks for sharing.

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