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Yellow-Billed Stork


Yellow-Billed Stork
Photo Information
Copyright: Aivar Mikko (metcher) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 12 N: 968] (4115)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS + 1.4x EXT
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Birds., Aquatic Birds III [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-12-17 11:09
Viewed: 1300
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Habitat:
Flood-plains, large rivers, lakes and estuaries usually near woodlands
Habits:
Usually in small groups or flock unless breeding
Feeds by wading and probing with half open bill beneath the water
Food:
Fish, crustaceans and aquatic animals
Breeding:
Breeds at the end of the rainy season
Nest : A platform of sticks lined with soft materials placed in a tree
Clutch : 2-4 Eggs
Incubation : 30 Days
Nestlings : 55 Days
Parents regurgitate water over the young to keep them cool and to control their water intake
Source: http://www.safaricamlive.com/Encyclopedia/birds/storks/Yellowbilled%20Stork%20Info.htm
ISO 200, rainy day, dark, from boat

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3043 W: 148 N: 4547] (14679)
  • [2006-12-17 11:39]

Hi Aivar.
I like your perfect close-up so much. You managed to capture this amazing bird at very typical for it pose with great details, sharpness, reproduction of plumage texture and colours. The water surface with small waves is simply superb. The passage from sharp BG to blurred BG is very expressive. Great work, my friend. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5171 W: 297 N: 4050] (13069)
  • [2006-12-17 11:54]

Hello Aivar,
Excellent capture.POV,details on white feathers,lighting,moment you caught and composition are wonderful.
TFS..:-)

Hej Aivar,
you have captured a beautiful and colourful bird. Exposure and details are bery good.
The low POV is great.
Well done.

hi aivar,
lovely capture,
well composed,
nice pov, good dof,
well saturated colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3072 W: 232 N: 5866] (19726)
  • [2006-12-17 12:05]

Beautiful portrait of this stork, Aivar.
The colors and light are exquisite.
Great pose and POV. Super sharp details.
I love that huge colorful beak.
TFS. : )

Hello Aivar,
brilliant and clear image, with perfect details and well dosed colours, well composed.
A technically perfect and aesthetically pleasing document of wildlife, not only for ornithologists but for the nature loving rest of the world as well.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 924 W: 5 N: 2259] (8370)
  • [2006-12-17 12:50]

Hello Aivar
Fantastic shot, very nice capture with a superb composition
Superb detail, and excellent bright colours. Very sharp and clear.
Thanks for posting.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year :)

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2613 W: 133 N: 7504] (23403)
  • [2006-12-17 13:15]

Hi Aivar,
Excellent capture up to your usual high standard.
You present this stork with a fine pose and lighting and emphasize it with a suitable BG.
Nice to see.
TFS, regards, Ivan

hello
piekny ptak, wczesniej nie widzialem takiego, w polsce bociany sa popularne ale zupelnie inny gatunek, choc rownie piekny,
pozdrawiam

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2468 W: 168 N: 7464] (23588)
  • [2006-12-17 14:22]

Hello Aivar,
Wonderful capture of this beautiful stork showing clear details in beautiful colours. Nice lines in the water as a background and an excellent composition.
TFS, ULla

Hi Aviar,
Beautiful composition, excellent picture, congratulations.
Salut.

great pic, TFS Ori

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-12-18 0:39]

Hello Aivar,
this is a wonderful close up, the colors are wonderful and the details are perfectly sharp. Very nice composition with excellent POV.
TFS..Sky

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 216 N: 3766] (12498)
  • [2006-12-18 3:49]

Hi Aivar

What a charming picture! Quite an action shot :) with this lovely stork searching for food.
The POV is excellent and the composition is wonderful and enhanced by the great magnification.
Also the picture is very very sharp, well saturated in colors and with a exceptional exposure.
Very well done!

Bravo and TFS
horia

bonjour aivar
j'aime beaucoup le POV car vous semblez etre au ras de l'eau pour prendre ce cliché.
la netteté est excellente,beaucoup de details dans le plumage.
bravo.
laurent

Excellent shot of this attractive stork.
Well composed and exposed
Great colours and sharpness
Good POV
Chris

Hello Aivar,

What a wonderful picture of a "unknown-bird-to-me" bird. Colors are great and natural. You got an excellent pov... He looks like an old hermit walking... The vegetation in front of his beak is a little bit distracting but it's not a big deal! Great picture and TFS,

Michel

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2006-12-18 9:23]

Hi Aivar.
Beautiful capture with great angle look.I like this pose and very well satured colours,primarily white colour.Perfect blurry background and very good separate main subject from BG.Very nice composed shot.
Well done,great work.Thanks for nice presentation hereof beautiful kind stork.
Greetings Milos

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1471 W: 18 N: 2981] (10944)
  • [2006-12-18 14:04]

Wonderful portrait. excellent colours, nice details and a good POV

TFS

Karan

Hi Aivar,
A great shot. Soft even light and a spot on exposure has rendered great colors in the plumage. Very sharp detail with a well controled DOF. Looks excellent! Nice camera work.
Scott

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-12-20 23:32]

Hello Aivar

A beautiful shot of this stork.Very well composed in the frame.The POV and DOF are very good.The colours are well saturated and vivid.I really like the ripple effect in the water.Excellent detail in the plumage,eye,and beak.TFS

Rob

Hello Aivar,
A fine capture, where the pose and point of view in combination give a very good view of the bird!
Nice exposure of the white plumage, excellent details...
Subject is accurately framed!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Crisp clear. Beautiful light and colors. Excellent POV and composition. Bird in its natural habitat.
Can't be beter.
TFS
JM

Great shot, love the close up , so many great details! Awesome DOF background and the ripples in the water a beautiful. TFS
Donna:o)


Thanks for your comments on my photo " Cold Water (30)" :o)

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