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Photo Information
Copyright: Irmgard Kaiser (kessi) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 83 W: 5 N: 74] (221)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09-09
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 400D Digital Rebel XTi, Tamron SP AF200-500mm f/5-6,3 Di LD [IF]
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): useful techniques in workshops, Birds of South Africa 2 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-19 12:25
Viewed: 1158
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Black-collared Barbet, Lybius torquatus, is a common species widely distributed from the Eastern Cape to Ethiopia and across to Angola and Zaire.
The name barbet comes from the French word barbu meaning bearded.
Barbets are usually to be seen in pairs in acacia veld and open dry forests, particularly along streams and rivers where the growth of trees is greater. They are common visitors to gardens and will use breeding logs put up in trees. Sometimes numbers collect in the same tree and make an awful din.
Their diet consists of fruit and insects, including termites and beetles.
Ref: Roberts, Birds of South Africa.

This fellow had just chased away a group of starlings that were competing for the branch and rattled his displeasure at them.
JoseMiguel, Luis52, marhowie, XOTAELE, ellis49, Silke, eqshannon, ramthakur has marked this note useful
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To ramthakur: Thank youkessi 1 10-14 06:10
To eqshannon: Appreciate itkessi 1 09-21 23:45
To Silke: Thank youkessi 1 09-21 04:46
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To XOTAELE: Thank youkessi 1 09-20 11:24
To jossim: Mercikessi 1 09-20 10:24
To marhowie: Big Wowkessi 1 09-20 09:32
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To Luis52: Thank you so muchkessi 1 09-19 23:52
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To JoseMiguel: Thank you so muchkessi 1 09-19 13:41
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hi irmgard
a very good composition of this amazing bird
the ficus is a little bit soft
i don't understand why because you use a tripod and the speed is 2/250 !!!!
?????

aleks ;)
best regards

Hello Irmgard,
very nice capture of this beautiful bird. colors, details, POV very nice. especially light on eye very nice. thanks.
best wishes
Ahmet

Hi Irmgard,
A beautiful capture!
I like so much the clear details you got on this specie, with its gorgeous red cololour around the head, that make it look so appealing.
You did it great with the exposure to nicely blur the background.
Congratulations and thanks for share it.
My best regards,
JM

Good pov with clarity, vivid colour and details
well composed and well seen.
Regards. Carme.

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 5 N: 3457] (12761)
  • [2007-09-19 15:08]
  • [+]

Hola Irmgard. Gran colorido y finos detallles de esta hermosa especie de Ave. Exelente pose. Luis52.

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2007-09-19 19:35]
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Belle composition et superbe oiseau.
Merci!
Joseph

Fantástica captura Irmgard.
Magníficos detalles y excelente luz.
Un cordial saludo, JL.

Hi Irmgard,
Excellent color, exposure, detail, DOF, pose, POV, BG, and a well composed frame.
I did a workshop to complete my critique today :)
Well done!
Howard

Hi Irmgard,
a nice picture even if it's a bit soft but you have explained
it in you note why. Otherwise you should get pictures with very good sharpness with this lens, I know I own one.
Lovely colours, nice colour qand fine lighting.
I like the composition and POV too.
Well done.

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 727 W: 98 N: 1694] (5406)
  • [2007-09-21 4:03]
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Superb PoV. excellent colours and exquisite composition
This is a very fine posting indeed
TFS
Silke
P.S. debating the orientation of my "Swimming Upstream" was a great challenge. The next one shoud be just a little easier. (I hope ;-)

Very nicely done. I am a bird fancier but have not posted bird pictures, mostly landscape...yet came to visit your images. I am very pleasantly surprised. A good bird to picture. Ne is fine colors and nice natural perch. Well done Irmgard!
Bob

Very interesting species, Irmgard.
The colours on its head and neck are beautiful.
The image is well taken from a nice perspective.
TFS and regards.
Ram

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