Fighting cock, Cruz Bay, USVI

ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
edited March 8, 2006 in Wildlife
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I took this last December during an errand to town. Doesn't this guy look like he thinks he owns the world? Could this be the sin of pride? Let's see:
the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule...
No, I guess that let's this guy out.

Note to self, try to take camera to an actual cock fight next time I'm there.
If not now, when?

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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2005
    rutt wrote:
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    I took this last December during an errand to town. Doesn't this guy look like he thinks he owns the world? Could this be the sin of pride? Let's see:
    the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule...
    No, I guess that let's this guy out.

    it's a nice portait, rutt. good separation from bg, etc. nice colors, exposure, too.
    rutt wrote:
    Note to self, try to take camera to an actual cock fight next time I'm there.

    watch out for lynnma :nono
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2005
    rutt wrote:



    I took this last December during an errand to town. Doesn't this guy look like he thinks he owns the world? Could this be the sin of pride? Let's see:
    the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule...

    No, I guess that let's this guy out.


    QUOTE]


    Wouldn't that make an atheist "guilty" of the sin of pride. Or anyone who wears lipstick, or somehow deviates from whoever's interpretation of God's rule?

    ginger (beginning to think of all sorts of examples, lol)
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2005
    good photo by the way. Were you thinking of the DOF when you took it?

    g

    Quite proud of my photos, how about you? Do I put them above god, sometimes. Do I confess, h no. This is completely off the subject.

    Just to say I do like your photo and I particularly noticed where Andy mentioned the DOF. I used to be very aware of that in the days of "film", I have let that go, for the most part. I was curious if others plan that well.

    Uh, I might be more interested in the photo if the bird were doing something, like running from a fight, or let me check the composition. What were you trying to accomplish? Is it a portrait? OK, you were. I would have come in closer.
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    Wouldn't that make an atheist "guilty" of the sin of pride. Or anyone who wears lipstick, or somehow deviates from whoever's interpretation of God's rule?

    ginger (beginning to think of all sorts of examples, lol)
    That's exactly it. In Aquinas' scheme of things I'm cooked. More exaclty, broken on the wheel. That was the everlasting punishment for this particular sin. But I'm sure there can be no sin in STA's sense if there is no God. You might need to get to John Stuart Mill or someone like that before you can start to have non-theistic ethics.

    What does this have to do with photography. Not much. Stick to STA for this challenge, is my advice. He really had these sins nailed.
    If not now, when?
  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    good photo by the way. Were you thinking of the DOF when you took it?

    g

    Quite proud of my photos, how about you? Do I put them above god, sometimes. Do I confess, h no. This is completely off the subject.

    Just to say I do like your photo and I particularly noticed where Andy mentioned the DOF. I used to be very aware of that in the days of "film", I have let that go, for the most part. I was curious if others plan that well.

    Uh, I might be more interested in the photo if the bird were doing something, like running from a fight, or let me check the composition. What were you trying to accomplish? Is it a portrait? OK, you were. I would have come in closer.
    Good questions, Ginger. Yes, I was quite conscious of using a large aperature to blur an ugly background. I often set aperature priority mode an open up the lens. This is probably my favoirite technique and when I don't do it, often I'm sorry.

    What can I say about my motives here. I was walking around this wild little town a little too early in the morning after dropping my son off for a scuba dive. Natch, I have my camera. And lucky it has 70-200 f2.8 "aboard". And even though the place is pretty exotic, I'm not really getting inspired. Then out of nowhere, comes this chicken. "Well, that's pretty interesting looking," I says to myself. So I chase him around and sit down in the dirt and eventually get this. Sort of like a cartoon I saw once but I had a camera instead of an axe.

    But I posted it as a sort of egret and ospery alternative. Just another bird shot. As I said, next time, I think I'll take my camera to the cock fight. Might want a bodyguard there, though...

    And he is a handsome bird, isn't he?
    If not now, when?
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 24, 2005
    rutt wrote:
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    I took this last December during an errand to town. Doesn't this guy look like he thinks he owns the world? Could this be the sin of pride? Let's see:
    the root of pride is found to consist in man not being, in some way, subject to God and His rule...
    No, I guess that let's this guy out.

    Note to self, try to take camera to an actual cock fight next time I'm there.

    I was just about to ask if the background blur was shot or Photoshopped. It has the very lovely bokeh of the Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS that you later said you were using. The cock does look proud of itself doesn't it?
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2005
    Hey Rutt,


    That is such a good shot! Wowclap.gifclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    Well, it's official, Kodak agrees with you guys, Andy, Ginger, Pathfinder, and Harry. This will be KPotD, 30 March 2006. I suppose that officially makes this my all time best bird shot.

    Kodak sat on it for almost a whole year before picking it. Go figure. I suppose that means they might be sort of short on shots about now, so get your entries in.
    If not now, when?
  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    Congrats on a well deserved KPOTD!clap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
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  • ThusieThusie Registered Users Posts: 1,818 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    Big congrats and well deserved, nicethumb.gif
  • RohirrimRohirrim Registered Users Posts: 1,889 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    Good lookin' rooster - congrats on the POTD
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    rutt wrote:
    Well, it's official, Kodak agrees with you guys, Andy, Ginger, Pathfinder, and Harry. This will be KPotD, 30 March 2006. I suppose that officially makes this my all time best bird shot.

    Kodak sat on it for almost a whole year before picking it. Go figure. I suppose that means they might be sort of short on shots about now, so get your entries in.
    Nonsense, it's the Month of the Chicken in the Julian calendar. They held onto it for just this occasion.

    Congratulations, it's a very nice shot.
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