One from the zoo

MrBook2MrBook2 Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
edited May 21, 2008 in Wildlife
Our local zoo seems to be over run with peacocks (and peahens.) The wife and I took a stroll around the park the other day, and here is my favorite.

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I have only recently started to shoot in raw with my D200, but it helped me take a blah shot and turn it into this. I never really bothered with raw up until now. I am a linux user and the ufraw plugin for the GIMP is ok, but it wasn't until I found Bibblepro that I really started to fully grasp how much shooting in raw can help. This was processed before I managed to color calibrate my monitor (my Spyder2 arrived today) so the colors aren't perfect, but they still look pretty good after calibration, so I figured I would post it.

Thanks for looking.

--Aaron
http://mrbook2.smugmug.com
Nikon D200, usually with 18-200VR or 50mm f/1.8D
Ubuntu 9.04, Bibblepro, GIMP, Argyllcms
Blog at http://losthighlights.blogspot.com/

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  • GiphsubGiphsub Registered Users Posts: 2,662 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Lovely shot! thumb.gif I took one almost identical to that in Singapore a few weeks ago. I thought "hang on! How did he get my pic!?" rolleyes1.gif
    Mike Helbig

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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    well done!!!!!:ivar
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    Dave
  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Very very nice!
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  • colfraglesscolfragless Registered Users Posts: 128 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Man that is a great shot!!! Love the Color!!!!
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  • summerzsummerz Registered Users Posts: 494 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Such beautiful Birds.iloveyou.gif
  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Excellent capture clap.gif and welcome to the wonderful world of RAW. :D
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  • MrBook2MrBook2 Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Thank you all for your kind words.

    I understand the feeling of deja vu, I looked at the wikipedia article on peafowl, and it looks a lot like my shot flipped left to right!

    Harry, yes, I have entered the world of raw, and it should come with a warning; "Here lies great power, but you sure will fill your hard drive quickly!"

    --Aaron
    http://mrbook2.smugmug.com
    Nikon D200, usually with 18-200VR or 50mm f/1.8D
    Ubuntu 9.04, Bibblepro, GIMP, Argyllcms
    Blog at http://losthighlights.blogspot.com/
  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    MrBook2 wrote:
    Our local zoo seems to be over run with peacocks (and peahens.) The wife and I took a stroll around the park the other day, and here is my favorite.--Aaron

    Hi Aaron, Beautiful shot. RAW is wonderful, the only way to shoot until you shoot a race or air show and come home with 1000+ photos to weed through and process..rolleyes1.gif then you have to be ready for some serious office time.
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2008
    Love the colors and comp! I need to get me a calibrator too. Hope you enjoy the Sypder.
    Stephen
    www.capture-the-pixel.com

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