Gallery: AvianPosted December 10, 2010175 views10 comments
These birds flourish in Tanzania and are quite a sight to see when rolling. Alas, difficult to catch a good image while rolling in the sky. Canon 7D with 400mm lens, hand-held.
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Comment posted by dan elster on December 10, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Beautiful bird, perfectly exposed and sharp. I'd be tempted to crop this to get the bird out of the center.
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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on December 10, 2010 at 5:00 PM
Pretty pose and bird. Nice background compliments the image. The composition feels a bit centered. I find the pink frame distracting.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 10, 2010 at 5:07 PM
Very colorful bird. Nice background.
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Comment posted by Tom Wilson on December 10, 2010 at 5:46 PM
Nice pose and background.
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Comment posted by Steve Balke on December 10, 2010 at 7:22 PM
Very pretty bird, nice pose and good perch, MIchael. I agree with Keith that the pink frame is a bit distracting....maybe because it competes with the pink in the bird. When I clicked on "Purchase Print" it gave me a "not found" error. Maybe it knows that I was just curious to see other examples of your work.
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Comment posted by Eric Diller on December 10, 2010 at 10:16 PM
Gorgeous bird and you captured it well!!
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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 11, 2010 at 7:41 AM
A very nice image of a spectacular colored bird, Michael! I agree with others that it is a bit too centered.
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Comment posted by David E Lester on December 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM
Except for the centering, beautiful bird...!!!
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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on December 11, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Michael, this is a beautiful bird and the pose is great. I find that all of the framing competes with the bird and the pink definitely draws my eye away from the subject. Plus the size of the actual image is reduced to about 630 x 365 pixels, too small to evaluate sharpness and detail. I agree that the bird feels too centered, I'd crop some from the left and leave more on the right, I might even be tempted to see how this looks as a vertical since the bird's pose is somewhat erect.
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Comment posted by Joe James on December 12, 2010 at 9:13 PM
Stunning bird...can't wait to see one of these in the wild. You've captured this one brilliantly.
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