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Posted by Peterh on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:34 am

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Yellow-billed Shrike, Corvinella corvina, The Gambia, Dec 2004, 1Dmk2 +1.4x + 400/5.6, fill flash, 1/40s, ISO 640

Long time no posts in this forum, Sorry, I'll try to better my life in 2005. I hope you like this one from a recent trip to The Gambia. It was in the garden of our hotel on the first night just after sunset.

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by Ofer Levy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:41 am
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Very nice shot! very impressive considering it was taken at night! :shock:
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by ebkw on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:49 am
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Interesting bird, Peter. I found it fascinating to see the different species of shrike in East Africa and see that they have some of the same physical characteristics as the ones that have developed in North America. Nice shot and thanks for sharing.
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by Jack Frank on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:12 am
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Very nice, love the tilt of the head
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by Ed Miller on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:34 am
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Nice shot Peter. I like the interesting pose.
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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:58 am
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This is fantastic. Love the comp, BG and the vegetation.
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by Steve Metildi on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:25 am
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Very cool to see a new species--and the pose and background are great on this shot Peter.

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by Ken Newcombe on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:29 am
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Beautiful Peter, pose and BG are perfect.
 

by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:47 am
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Very nice pose and composition. It looks a little flat on my monitor and might benefit from a little more contrast
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by E.J. Peiker on Wed Jan 12, 2005 11:49 am
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Super bird and a very nice composition.
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by Jim Neiger on Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:48 pm
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Cool bird! Great pose and comp! It looks a little flat to me. Perhaps a little more contrast.
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by Michael Dossett on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:09 pm
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Amazingly sharp for 1/40 Peter! Love the pose on this. That bill is pretty cool too. A very nice shot.
 

by Heather Forcier on Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:32 pm
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Lovely shot, I like the surrounding habitat and composition a lot. Especially well done considering low light.
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by KK Hui on Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:33 pm
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Not bad, Peter! :wink: :mrgreen:
Love the comp, pose and bg ...
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by Mike Wilson on Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:56 pm
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Incredible bird and the perch, light, pose, and comp are all wonderful.
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by Peterh on Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:22 am
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Thanks all,

indeed it's a bit flat. Could use more work indeed, but my PS skills are really low level. Just no time to learn it. I'll give it a go sometime. At the moment I'm happy having time to convert some of the loads of stuff I've got.

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by Daniel M. on Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:37 am
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Peter,
this is an awesome shot...
The background and perch are superb. what I like the most is the bird facing upwards.. very cool. The framing is perfect and exposure is right on.
you must have had a steady support for shooting 1/40 with a 400 and the 1.4 (I'm assuming at f8)
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by Jerry Merrell on Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:02 pm
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Peter, the brightness and colors look fine on my monitor. Lovely shot.
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