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Peacock Strut
Peacock Strut
MaryO


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Collection: Birds
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Jun 12, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Birds
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2008

Viewed: 382
Comments: 5
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 Taken in an outdoor aviary at the DC zoo. Mostly the birds stay off the paths but I guess he felt the need for a little admiration so he stepped out on the path and slowly strutted along, looking handsome and knowing it! I would have liked a shot with his whole tail in it but I had the zoom on since I wasn't expecting such a close encounter. Could have cropped tighter but I like the curve of the path and the fence, and the border somehow compensates for missing the rest of the tail IMO. I don't often think borders add to a shot but this one does, for me.

PP - converted from RAW, levels, slight straightening and crop, dodged head, burnt near rock wall and colored more uniformly, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 06/21/2008 04:05:24 AM
You did a lovely job with this: my attention is riveted on the sensuous sexy serpentine line of the strut!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
 06/16/2008 09:34:00 PM
The equipment limitation with the long lens made this work out to be a good shot anyway. I like the compression of the perspective at 100 mm. The line of the border helps to move my attention to the bird as well. Nice colors too. There are people around this area that keep these things for pets. They have a very distinctive call sound, and can be heard from where I live once in a while.
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 06/15/2008 04:51:17 PM
He's obviously a trustee checking on the other inmates :- )
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/14/2008 12:30:52 AM
I like what you did with the stroke. With his tail outside the frame like that it doesn't seem as much like something is missing. It's rather like he is just walking into the image through an open door.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/13/2008 10:03:15 AM
I love the frame on this - perfect. Normally I would not like the angle, but as usual you have a knack for making pictures work. Perfect title! It all ties together very well.
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