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| 02/04/2008 08:25:16 AM |
Over the topby MelethiaComment: I really like this. Colors are very nice - and different, as is the angle and that good dof. 4?, no - I would have given this at least a 7. |
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| 02/04/2008 12:44:32 AM |
Lilac-breasted Rollerby QuasimojoComment: I looked up Lilac-breasted Roller on Wikipedia (which I now see you did too), to 'double check' whether this bird was from Costa Rica - and to my surprise it is not:
"The Lilac-breasted Roller, Coracias caudata, is a member of the roller family of birds. It is widely distributed in sub-Saharan Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula, preferring open woodland and savanna; it is largely absent from treeless places. Usually found alone or in pairs, it perches conspicuously at the tops of trees, poles or other high vantage points from where it can spot insects, lizards, scorpions, snails, frogs, small birds and rodents moving about at ground level. Nesting takes place in a natural hole in a tree where a clutch of 2ΓΆ€“4 eggs is laid, and incubated by both parents, who are extremely aggressive in defence of their nest, taking on raptors and other birds. During the breeding season the male will rise to great heights, descending in swoops and dives, while uttering harsh, discordant cries. The sexes are alike in colouration."
Beautiful bird and image/profile of it - lucky for you you didn't have to go to Africa to capture it. Well done on your high placing. edit:typoMessage edited by author 2008-02-04 00:46:08. |
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| 02/02/2008 05:09:07 PM |
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| 02/02/2008 05:07:27 PM |
Graceby h2Comment: 8 - Nice composition and framing. Like the textures discernible. |
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| 02/02/2008 05:06:52 PM |
Birdby ArtComment: 8 - Nice capture with the light in/on the eye, and indeed the bird. Framing seems a little off balance, but minor. |
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| 02/02/2008 05:06:11 PM |
Annaby AnnComment: 8 - Very nice. 'If only' super smooth/no grain, but no big deal, and could be just as you wish it. Wonder about a variation in composition though, something to give it an edge. |
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| 02/02/2008 05:04:18 PM |
White Balance by yakatmeComment: 8 - Excellent capture. Almost wish your title didn't make me look even closer at 'that'. |
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| 02/02/2008 05:03:37 PM |
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