Motif: Burchells Glossy Starling

Posted by Safariguy on Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:47 pm

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This is one time when taking a picture at noon helped. I had a light angle that made the colors pop and show the eye patch as well as the eye.

Nikon D100, 80-400VR @ 400mm, 1/1250 - F5.6

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by NDCheryl on Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:01 pm

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Now that is a lot of blue!!! Way to make use of the harsh light to bring out the irridesence.

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by Bill Whala on Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:44 pm

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Excellent motif image!! You really captured that glow.

Where was this taken?

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by AlexC on Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:54 pm

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Jeff, lovely bird and nicely iridescent, but the light is a bit harsh for the dynamic range needed here, this light makes the bird a tad contrasty, you do get the bright blues but at the expense of a more balanced exposure, a Slightly overcast day and a kiss of fill-flash would make this bird singe the Happy Blues!!, Congrats!!

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by Safariguy on Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:06 pm

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Bill Whala wrote:Excellent motif image!! You really captured that glow.

Where was this taken?

This was in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana. From my last safari in December. Absolutely one of my favorite places.

I can be more specific if you want...

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by Neil Fitzgerald on Fri Apr 02, 2004 2:01 am

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Neat looking bird but I'm with Alex on the contrast.

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by Mike Wilson on Fri Apr 02, 2004 3:44 am

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Beautiful colors Jeff. More info is always nice for us bird nerds.

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by jdown on Fri Apr 02, 2004 9:24 am

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Interesting, colorful bird, but perhaps a lower angle of light (not so easy in the tropics!) would have helped. On my monitor, the underside of the bird is black with no detail.

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