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Female Sunbird


Female Sunbird
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Copyright: Aivar Mikko (metcher) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 525 W: 12 N: 982] (4213)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-07-06
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon 350D, Canon EF300mm 4/L IS + 1.4x EXT
Exposure: 1/1000 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Birds., Birds of Africa, Birds of South Africa 1 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-01-17 2:55
Viewed: 1072
Points: 44
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
White-Bellied Sunbird. Cinnyris Talatala. 11 cm.
Male is the only sunbird in the region to have a bottle-green head and breest.
Female is very similar to females of several other species, being uniformly dull brown above and off-white below., with a few indistunct streaks.
Habitat. Dry woodland and savanna; parks and gardens
Status. Common and widespread resident.
Call. A loud 'pichee, pichee', followed by a rapid tinkle of notes.
Source: SASOL Birds of SA.
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I'm not very sure that this the species I wrote above, but maybe somebody can correct it.

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Bonjour,
Beau contraste de couleurs.
Bonne journée.
clanef

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5732 W: 606 N: 3481] (9351)
  • [2007-01-17 3:10]

Hi Aivar

This is a lovely shot of the female sunbird feeding on the aloe flower. Sorry I cannot help with the ID as it is rather difficult with these similarly coloured and marked females (as you pointed out) and I do not have enough knowledge about them to be able to distinguish the one from the other.

I like the composition with the flower running through the frame on the diagonal. The colours are stunning, the details are delicate and sharp, the lovely blue sky BG is superb, and the exposure was spot-on.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

Hi Aivar

Great image. Perfect catchlight, great pose, lovely colours. Very nice work. :-)

Hi Aivar,
A very good photo, caught this female of Cinnyris well. I have put a WS. I hope that you like. I have made a small change I have given a homogenous color to the sky. I hope that it does not displease to you.
Salutacions cordials.

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 863 W: 73 N: 1348] (5265)
  • [2007-01-17 4:23]

Hi Aivar.
Excellent capture.I like nice composition and interesting pose of this bird.Fine sharp details, beautiful vivid colours.Very nice combination colours.
Great job.TFS.
Greetings Milos

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2084 W: 6 N: 2090] (13487)
  • [2007-01-17 5:21]

Hola Aivar, que buen disparo y colorida escena. buenos detalles... saludos

Hallo Aivar,

I like this picture of the bird feeding in its natural environment very much. Good focus, DOF, BG and the light was just perfect. Well done!

Jan-Hendrik

Hi Aivar,
Lovely picture. Nothing to complain about. Nice action shot. Impeccable sharpness and exposure. Perfect natural color.
JC

Hello Aivar,

Excllent work, Great colors bg POV DOF perfect details very crisp, excllent composed and capture photo excllent work

TFS Kyle

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1871 W: 8 N: 4868] (15759)
  • [2007-01-17 11:10]

Hi Aivar,

I've never seen a sunbird before. Wonderful capture on the plant. The colors and details are superb. TFS.

Jane

Very good shot, Aivar.
The subject is well captured against the blue sky.
The branch of the plant it is pecking on adds to the overall impact of the composition.
Ram

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3139 W: 148 N: 4734] (15295)
  • [2007-01-17 12:17]

Hi Aivar.
BRAVO. Pictured scene and quality of the shot are perfect at highest range. Staggering colours and lighting, razor sharpness of the bird and plant, pose of the bird and diagonal composition are really tremendous. Superb done and TFS.
Alexei.

bonjour aivar
rien a dire de particulier si ce n'est que c'est tres reussi.
laurent

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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2007-01-17 13:36]

El punto más fuerte de esta bella imagen Aivar es sin dudas la definición y agudeza obtenidos, gracias a un conjunto de cualidades que conforman una gran presentación.
Gran foco, intensa pero bien controlada iluminación, un punto de vista que genera un imponente fondo azul y un apropiado encuadre que colabora con la estética de la composición.
Un cordial saludo desde Buenos Aires... Ricardo

The strongest point in this beautiful image Aivar is without doubts the clearness and obtained sharpness, due to a group of qualities that they conform a great presentation.
Great focus, intense but well controlled illumination, a point of view that generates the imposing blue bottom and appropriate frmaing that it collaborates with the aesthetics of the composition.
A cordial greeting from Buenos Aires... Ricardo

hello aivar!
great shot in a nice light with
good sharpness and fine composition
well done!

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  • horia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2125 W: 222 N: 3910] (12979)
  • [2007-01-17 16:05]

Hi Aivar

This is another great capture of yousrs!
The pose here of this little cute sunbird is great as well as the timing of your shot - catching it while having a snack :)
The sharpness of the deteails is exceptional and the overall composition is wonderful thanks to the big, bright diagonal plant.
Very good work!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2007-01-17 16:29]

Hello Aivar,
a very elegant composition, the blue BG looks fabulous and shows off this bird very well. Great POV, colors and wonderful sharpness.
TS..Sky

Super composition,colours and details,
top photo!
tfs
Mircea

Brilliant colors POV and composition.
The flower is as interesting as the bird. Do you know what it is?
TFS

Hi Aivar,
Excellent composition and framing on this shot. You handled the nice light with a perfect exposure. Great colors and sharp detail in the plumage. Blue sky backround is beautiful here.
Scott

Great colors and excellent sharpness on both the bird and flower. Well seen Aivar!

Alli

Hello Aivar,
This is a great composition with the feeding bird!
I like the strong diagonal and the attractive colour palette...
Good details in the bird and the moment is well captured!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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