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The passer-by
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Copyright: Japie Venter (japie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-08
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Sigma 170-500mm APO, Digital ISO 400, Skylight
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/640 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Birds of Southern Africa, Seagulls [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-12-09 3:55
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Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Well, I have been in Port Elizabeth for a bit more than a day and my trip would not be complete if I could not post something from there. Unfortunately I had very little time to shoot but got this Hartloubs Gull on the way to the hotel. I saw a couple of guls on the beach and with intentions to catch one in flight, went down to shoot, however these gulls had no intentions to fly and just ran around on the beach. Concentrating on the gulls that did fly being the “general trafic” which were a whole lot further away I switched to the 170-500mm and managed to get this shot.

More about the Hartlaub's Gull (Roberts: 316)

A small grey and white gull with a dark eye. Size: 36-38cm - Larger than a pigeon. Afr: Dunbekmeeu

The Hautlaub's Gull is a grey and white gull that is slightly smaller than the similar Grey-headed Gull. The wings and back are grey, and the underparts are white. The outer primaries are white, with black towards the tips. The tip of each of these feathers has a small, white diamond-shaped mark, which is visible on the folded wing-tip. In breeding plumage Hartlaub's Gull shows a feint pale grey hood - much harder to see than that of the Grey-headed Gull. The bill, legs and feet are dark red and the bill is more slender than that of the Grey-headed gull. The eye is a dark.

Hartlaub's Gulls are found along the west coast of southern Africa, from Cape Town northwards. They are typically a coastal gull and do not venture far inland. This is a very common species in coastal harbours, and is often found in large numbers in harbours from where fishing activities are conducted. They also occur at dumps, in farmlands and sewerage works close to the coast. This species will hawk insects attracted to streetlights at night

The diet consists of offal, fish, insects and earthworms.

Hartlaub's Gulls breed from April to September. The nest is a bowl of roots, grass and twigs on the ground. This species is a colonial nester, and nests mainly on offshore islands, but also on buildings in Cape Town.

Program Setting: Aperture Priority
Focal Length: 475mm
F Stop: F/9
Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
ISO: 400
Tripod: No
Flash: Off Camera TTL
Reflective Panel: No
Cable release: No
White Balanace: Sunlight
Luc, ellis49, Lesley, red45, milloup, willie, carmem_busko, marhowie, gerhardt, deud has marked this note useful
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Excellent quality and lights.
Beautyful!

A great flight-in Japie.
Nice colours and light, good details and composition.
Great note.
Very well done.

Beautiful!

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  • Sneza Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 94 W: 30 N: 16] (672)
  • [2004-12-09 6:45]

Good capture, DOF and sharpness. Nice shot.

Very good capture, great details. Strong colors.
Well done.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2703 W: 74 N: 8857] (30219)
  • [2004-12-09 7:58]

Superb moment and beautuful light!

Nice and sharp capture which looks almost like a painting. Action frozen almost completely. Light coming from a good angle to show details beneath the wings.

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  • willie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1023 W: 61 N: 648] (2083)
  • [2004-12-09 11:32]

Superb action shot Japie. Great work.
Into my favourites

Excellent Japie
Are you happy with your Sigma 170-500mm APO ?

Japie, Wonderful..beautiful..fantastic in-flight!

Nou is ek GROEN! I still dream about an in flight bird shot. Every thing is just perfect here Japie. Brilliant capture.

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-12-10 18:19]

Gran nitidez para un ave en vuelo Japie... tal vez la iluminación sea un poco elevada (siempre difícil de manejar con los tonos blancos), pero la composicion y el contraste con el fondo son muy agradables.

Great clearness for a bird in flight Japie... perhaps the illumination is a little high (always difficult to handle with the white tones), but the composition and the contrast with the bottom is very pleasant.

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  • deud Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 440 W: 10 N: 504] (2372)
  • [2004-12-13 8:45]

absolutely fantastic. the colours and clarity is great! bravo

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2004-12-13 16:03]

Salut Japie!
Joli goéland en plein vol.
Nous n'avons pas cette espèce au Canada.
Excellente netteté de l'image et bon angle de prise de vue.
Merci

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1132 W: 104 N: 2609] (7531)
  • [2004-12-17 23:54]

Hi Japie
A beaut of a shot, very nice, I wish it was mine, well done!

Nice shot. How did you get the focus so perfect with that long a lens?

Mooi skoot.

The white balance seemed a bit of, the picture has a yellow tinge. I did a workshop, hoop jy hou daarvan?

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