Long tail widow

Posted by geurt on Sat Nov 01, 2003 6:51 am

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Thought I had to show the long tail widow in full breeding colours.

Shot at Rietvlei dam.

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EOS 10D with Sigma 300/1.4 and 1.4x
ISO 100
Tv 1/320
Av f8
Eval metering @ -2/3

Thanks for looking and any critique or comments helps my photography.
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by Alan Melle on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:03 am

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Neat looking bird! This is a nicely done image. Including the birds entire tail make the bird appear smaller in the image but I certainly wouldn't have done it any differently. Nice light and great background. A very nice image!

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by Heather Forcier on Sat Nov 01, 2003 7:27 am

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Cool looking bird. I'm sure it's not easy to get the whole tail in the frame but you did it! I think this is well done, I like the composition, the exposure seems good for both light and dark elements in the image, and the bird has a "fluffed up" look that's kind of cool.

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by Jim Neiger on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:11 am

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This is really a cool shot. I like the composition alot and the bird is awesome. Very well done.

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by Bill Whala on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:21 am

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Awesome image of an awesome bird. I love the composition. The muted background colors help make the bird really stand out.

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by LHays on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:36 am

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Wow...what a beautiful bird. That tail is incredible. The composition and background are excellent. You have a great shot here.

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by Alan Murphy on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:41 am

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Geurt,

A great photo. Nice clean shot. I love that upright pose of the bird. Great BG.

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by Anthony Medici on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:30 am

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Tough bird to shoot and frame. In this case, I might have put more space on the top than on the bottom.

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by Jim Neiger on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:40 am

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I noticed this was shot in Tv mode with a shutter speed of 1/320. The 10D will only sync to 1/200. If you set your shutter speed above 1/200, it won't have any effect, I think. Maybe E.J. or someone else could elaborate on that. Exactly what happens when then shutter speed exceeds the flash sync maximum speed?

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by Chris Valentine on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:48 am

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This is a great image of a cool bird. The diag. perch really works well with the long vert. tail. Good exp. on the blacks also.

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by AlexC on Sat Nov 01, 2003 11:58 am

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Now we are talking about a serious feathered tail here!!
Peacocks and Pheasants better watch out!!!
Very nice capture!! Congrats!!

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by Rich S on Sat Nov 01, 2003 2:10 pm

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That is one serious tail! Wonderfully done; love how the bird jumps from the background. Like Tony, I wish for just a little more room at the top.

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by Juli Wilcox on Sat Nov 01, 2003 3:29 pm

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Oh, WOW! A very interestingly proportioned animal. I like the photo and would only consider rotating the image CCW and cropping is you have any room at all to spare. I think the visual weight and bird balance would feel better with more of a diagonal line.

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by stevebein on Sat Nov 01, 2003 3:44 pm

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W""O"" W
Really neat bird, excellent environment, just makes it wonderful and unusual for those of us who have not been in S.A. Since you are there, could do you have access to a phone book in Port Elizabeth. I lost track of a friend there.
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please respond directly to me at drbein@aol.com if you can assist.

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by Wayne Ellis on Sat Nov 01, 2003 5:11 pm

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Hi Geurt,

I like this image, nice pose and good light.

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Jim Urbach on Sat Nov 01, 2003 6:10 pm

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Geurt,

What a neat looking bird. I've been to Haut Bay Aviary but never saw one of these.

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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 01, 2003 8:33 pm

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Whoa! What a cool bird and welcome to NS - hope you can share lots of photos from Africa's wealth of birdlife here.

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by Bill Keown on Sun Nov 02, 2003 10:01 am

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Nice image. Great background and nice exposure on the unique bird.

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